Ars Electronica Festival · 2026
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Improve Pregnancy Risk Detection, Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes
by HelpMum
🏆 Grand Prize · Prix Ars Electronica 2026
HelpMum's “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Improve Pregnancy Risk Detection, Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes” was honoured with the Grand Prize at the Prix Ars Electronica 2026, category AI for Social Impact.
HelpMum develops AI-powered maternal and child healthcare tools to improve maternal and infant healthcare in underserved communities. HelpMum MamaBot AI and HelpMum VaxAI provide pregnancy and vaccination support through WhatsApp, while HelpMum StratifyAI helps health workers detect high-risk pregnancies early.
About HelpMum
HelpMum (NG) was founded by Dr. Abiodun Adereni to improve maternal health through low-cost digital innovations. His work includes collaboration with Google Research and Vanderbilt University on the award-winning AI tool, ADVISER, focused on improving…
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