Amai Mtoto

Set up

Make sure you have Git and Node (v18) installed.

1. Use this template, clone your copy, cd into it
2. Run npm install to install all the dependencies
3. Run npm run dev to start the local dev server

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

The site is deployed on Vercel and viewable here

Introduction

What are you building?

An app for pregnant women from an African/Carribbean background to get advice and support for their mental and physical wellbeing to improve their health outcomes during and after pregnancy.

The app is designed for and targeted at women from an African/Carribbean background hence the name; Amai means mother in Shona and Mtoto translates as child in Swahili.

Why are you building it?

To help improve the maternal health outcomes and reduce the wide disparity between black and white women.

How are you building it?

Our tech stack

• React and Nextjs
• Firebase (for authentication and the database)
• Chakra UI
• Vercel (for deployment)
• Cypress (for testing)