Article Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/13905 https://unisapressjournals.co.za/index.php/AJNM ISSN 2520-5293 (Online) #13905 | 15 pages © Unisa Press 2024 Published by Unisa Press. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Developing an Android-Based Application Documentation System of Postpartum Care for Indonesian Midwifery Students Cut Mutiah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-627X Politeknik Kesehatan Aceh, Indonesia cut.mutiah@poltekkesaceh.ac.id Abdurrahman https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6279-2371 Politeknik Kesehatan Aceh, Indonesia abdurrahman@poltekkesaceh.ac.id Halimatussakdiah https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2320-8464 Politeknik Kesehatan Aceh, Indonesia halimatussakdiah@poltekkesaceh.ac.id Bustami https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7615-0457 Politeknik Kesehatan Aceh, Indonesia bustami@poltekkesaceh.ac.id Dewita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6869-3494 Politeknik Kesehatan Aceh, Indonesia dewita@poltekkesaceh.ac.id Keumalahayati https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-3301 Politeknik Kesehatan Aceh, Indonesia keumalahayati@poltekkesaceh.ac.id Abstract Midwifery students still take notes the old-fashioned way, on paper, which has become very inconvenient. Students struggle to create accurate and complete care documentation due to the risk of losing important data, transferring data, and scribbling. Mobile Case Midwifery Notes (CMNotes) is an Android-based documentation system designed to develop learning methods and interactive consultations between students and lecturers. CMNotes facilitates digital and comprehensive recording of patient data starting from assessment, diagnosis, and plan of care to implementation and evaluation by applying Varney’s management principles and Subjective Objective Analysis Planning (SOAP) documentation. This study is research and development (R&D) to produce a documentation system for midwifery care emphasising postpartum and breastfeeding care. The researchers recruited 185 midwifery students from Aceh Health Polytechnics to be involved in a needs analysis. Out of the total number of students, 39 students took part in the implementation stage where their