Healthy Baby

Up to 50 percent of all neo-natal deaths in the developing world occur within the first 24 hours of delivery, largely the result of inadequate access to healthcare and precarious conditions for mothers at birth. Because survival chances increase if the baby is not born premature, malnourished or underweight, frog’s solution supports the mother from the start of pregnancy through the gestation period and after the birth.

Healthy Baby is a holistic toolkit that lets Community Health Workers – often the only connection people have to healthcare services – provide what mothers need to stay healthy during pregnancy and to deliver a baby in sanitary conditions. The kit includes nutritional and dietary supplements, as well as information about the pregnancy and medications to combat the most frequent causes of infant death: malaria, pneumonia and hypothermia.

An SMS code is provided to contact a health worker for refills and information. Gifts for the baby and a transportation ticket encourage visits to the health worker, who might be located up to 20 miles away. For the birth, Healthy Baby includes a clean sheet, gauze, a naval clip and a linen wrap to prevent hypothermia.

A cohesive design language ties together the kit’s disparate elements using color, iconography and a distinct graphic identity. To deal with illiteracy, patterns and symbols with darkening colors were used to suggest the passing of time.

Instead of isolated, spot solutions for the problems that threaten the health of babies in developing countries, Healthy Baby uses a system of progressive disclosure, SMS-based feedback, and adherence rewards to create the conditions for a well-managed pregnancy and healthy baby, from conception onwards.