**9. Digital health methods**

Approximately 3–10% of pregnancies are complicated by hypertensive disorders [48]. Around 30,000 women yearly due to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy [49]. This shows that the use of digital and telehealth can considerably benefit women at risk of hypertensive disorders and ensure early detection of symptoms and treat the symptoms and improve maternal and perinatal outcomes during and after pregnancy [28, 50]. A randomised controlled trial study to improve maternal and neonatal health in Bangladesh, corroborated that using digital health such as mobile can make great contributions in reducing maternal and neonatal mortalities

[51]. The digital methods below will be client-focused and provider-focused from global, SSA and South Africa.

However, below are the digital health methods used by various countries to strengthen the maternal digital health system for high risk and low-risk pregnancies;
