Moommae: A location-aware mobile information system for breastfeeding mothers in Thailand (invited paper)

This paper presents a location-aware mobile application for breastfeeding mothers in Thailand, Moommae. Moommae app utilizes locations of breastfeeding rooms and breastfeeding activities in Thailand using the app users' GPS sensors on mobile phones to address some breastfeeding challenges. An aspect of support for breastfeeding mothers comes in the form of public and private breastfeeding areas. However, locating breastfeeding rooms in Thailand has not been an easy task. In this application, users' locations are used in location-based searches for breastfeeding rooms, submissions of new breastfeeding rooms, and as a demand measurement for breastfeeding rooms. Moommae is now available as a mobile application on 2 platforms: iOS and Android.