“Sometimes you may be dealing with an emergency and you can actually just … remind yourself of something,” Maithya said, adding that skill decay is a real thing and quick review of a procedure can make all the difference when trying to keep both mother and baby safe. “The conditions that kill women, that kill newborns, are very well-known and most importantly they are preventable, but they will only be preventable by the mother having access to a skilled birth attendant. This app now builds that capacity and, by and large, the mother benefits because they will get quality care.”

Safe Delivery can be used on an individual basis — as long as the staff member has a smartphone or tablet.

Isaac Godomina is one of Maithya’s students completing further training in reproductive health and is a chief nursing officer at the Kandara health center in Murang’a county, just north of Nairobi. Since learning of the app through the course, he has introduced it to his staff and says all except one person have access to a phone and the app.

“If my staff have an issue they’re not clear on, I open the app. In management, we open the app when we are having a cup of tea. It’s easy, it’s fast, it doesn't even require internet so it is very useful to us,” he said, adding that he also uses it to help his revising methods he’s learned in class.

The app also allows for self-evaluation on various modules learned and if all are completed, a certificate can be printed out as evidence of continuous professional development.

“I think everyone needs to have it — not just necessarily the nurses but also doctors who are working in the reproductive departments. They have their way, but we also recommend ours and at times they have to go with our way. We even use this application to support our argument and they accept it so I think it should be a requirement.”

So far, Safe Delivery has been rolled out in over 40 countries. The Amref International University alone has over 140 nurses currently using the app. This is set to rise as the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has included the app as supportive supervision in a further 14 Kenyan medical training colleges and one university.