Badger Notes – Your Pregnancy Care Record
Badger Notes is an online portal and app that allows you to access your maternity records over the internet through your computer, tablet device or mobile phone.
The information that you view is generated in real-time from your hospital-based maternity system record, using details entered by your midwife or other health professionals involved in your care.
Badger Notes directly links to BadgerNet’s Maternity Notes, a new digital system that is replacing our old handheld paper notes in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
This new system will go live on 29 July 2025 and you will receive access following your first appointment with a midwife after this date. Please continue to bring your paper notes to every appointment as some documentation will remain in paper format. Thank you.
What are the key features of the system?
Your Care Plan
- A week-by-week timeline of your pregnancy
- Learn about your baby’s development
- Access information recommended by your midwife
- Learn about events likely to happen each week
- View your booked appointments
- Write a personal diary entry and add a photo
Maternity Record
- View extracts of information direct from your medical Record
- View the members of your care team
- Watch the ‘Antenatal care summary’ report grow into a record of some of your key pregnancy events
What are the benefits?
Badger Notes have replaced our handheld notes. There are a number of benefits to using Badger Notes over paper notes, and these include:
- Information can be shared with you directly from the maternity system
- Records can be easily updated at each maternity visit or appointment
- Midwives do not have to duplicate information onto paper handheld notes
- Only those with the correct login details are able to access the notes.
- You can add information regarding:
- Yourself, such as your occupation and any allergies. This can be discussed with your midwife at your booking appointment
- Your plans and preferences for birth
- Feedback regarding your antenatal care, labour and birth experiences.
How secure are Badger Notes?
- All information is held securely and cannot be accessed without the correct login details (similar to internet banking).
- Badger Notes is powered by BadgerNet, the same secure platform used by healthcare professionals involved in your maternity care.
How to download and set up Badger Notes
- Download the Badger Notes app from the App Store or Google Play, or visit www.badgernotes.net.
- Create your account using your email address and a passphrase given to you by your midwife. Once registered, you’ll receive a verification code via text. Enter the code and set up your unique password.
- You can update your login details anytime using the profile menu. Midwives cannot change your details once you’re logged in.
- If you are using a mobile app you will be asked to create a PIN code for quick access to the app when logged in.
- You have now successfully created your account!
Take a tour of the Badger Notes app
This video shows you how to set yourself up on the app and the features available to use throughout your pregnancy.
If you have any issues with Badger Notes, please visit their Frequently Asked Questions.