MEDICAL DISCLAIMER
Effective Date: [Jun 6th 2025]
Last Updated: [Jun 6 th 2026]
This Medical Disclaimer applies to the MaternIT website, application, platform, provider tools, content, educational resources, tracking tools, communication tools, artificial intelligence features, and related services.
By using MaternIT, you acknowledge and agree to this Medical Disclaimer.
- MATERNIT DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE
MaternIT is designed to support maternal health literacy, healthcare information organization, communication, continuity of care, pregnancy tracking, postpartum support, and informed participation in healthcare discussions.
MaternIT does not provide medical advice.
The information, tools, summaries, educational resources, tracking features, informed-choice tools, report analysis features, provider question tools, and communication-support features provided by MaternIT are for general informational, educational, and organizational purposes only.
They are not intended to replace medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, clinical judgement, emergency care, or professional healthcare services.
- NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
MaternIT is not a substitute for care from qualified healthcare professionals.
You should always consult your doctor, midwife, nurse, pharmacist, obstetrician, family physician, specialist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding:
Pregnancy concerns
Postpartum concerns
Symptoms
Test results
Ultrasound results
Blood pressure readings
Blood glucose readings
Medication questions
Treatment options
Clinical recommendations
Changes in your health
Changes in your baby’s health
Any medical decisions
Never ignore, delay, or avoid seeking professional medical advice because of something you have read, entered, received, generated, viewed, or interpreted through MaternIT.
- EMERGENCIES AND URGENT MEDICAL CONCERNS
Do not use MaternIT for emergencies or urgent medical situations.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately, or go to the nearest emergency department.
Urgent symptoms may include, but are not limited to:
Severe bleeding
Chest pain
Difficulty breathing
Severe headache
Vision changes
Seizure
Severe abdominal pain
Severe swelling
Reduced or absent fetal movement
Signs of stroke
Thoughts of harming yourself or your baby
Fainting or loss of consciousness
High fever
Any symptom that feels serious, sudden, or concerning
If you are unsure whether your symptoms are urgent, contact your healthcare provider, emergency services, or an urgent care service immediately.
- EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ONLY
MaternIT may provide educational information about pregnancy, postpartum care, maternal health, infant feeding, screening, laboratory results, ultrasound information, symptoms, informed choice, and healthcare discussions.
This information is intended to help users better understand general healthcare concepts and prepare for conversations with healthcare professionals.
Educational content provided through MaternIT may not apply to your specific circumstances.
Your personal medical situation may depend on many factors, including:
Medical history
Pregnancy history
Current symptoms
Test results
Medications
Risk factors
Gestational age
Provider recommendations
Local guidelines
Access to care
Clinical judgement
Only a qualified healthcare professional can assess your individual situation.
- HEALTH TRACKING TOOLS
MaternIT may include tools for tracking or organizing information such as:
Blood pressure
Blood glucose
Symptoms
Fetal movements
Weight
Laboratory results
Ultrasound information
Antenatal records
Pregnancy screening information
Postpartum recovery information
Breastfeeding or feeding information
Infant growth information
Questions for healthcare providers
These tools are intended to support awareness, organization, and communication with healthcare providers.
They do not diagnose medical conditions, determine clinical risk, replace monitoring by a healthcare provider, or guarantee that a health issue will be detected.
You are responsible for sharing relevant health information with your healthcare provider.
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATED FEATURES
MaternIT may include artificial intelligence, automation, report analysis, evidence search, summaries, prompts, suggestions, alerts, red flag indicators, or question-generation tools.
These features are provided for informational, educational, and communication-support purposes only.
AI and automated features may be incomplete, inaccurate, outdated, misunderstood, or unsuitable for your specific circumstances.
AI-generated information should always be reviewed with a qualified healthcare professional before being relied upon.
MaternIT does not guarantee that AI or automated tools will identify every risk, concern, abnormal result, urgent symptom, or clinically relevant issue.
- INFORMED CHOICE TOOLS
MaternIT may include informed-choice tools designed to help users explore benefits, risks, alternatives, evidence, questions, and healthcare discussion points.
These tools are intended to support shared decision-making conversations with healthcare providers.
They do not make decisions for you.
They do not replace professional counselling, clinical judgement, informed consent discussions, or individualized recommendations from qualified healthcare professionals.
All healthcare decisions should be made in consultation with your healthcare provider.
- PROVIDER COMMUNICATION TOOLS
MaternIT may include communication tools, provider messaging, provider invitations, appointment preparation features, and questions for providers.
These tools are designed to support communication and continuity of care.
They are not intended for emergencies or urgent medical concerns.
Provider responses may not be immediate and may not be guaranteed.
If you have an urgent medical concern, contact emergency services or your healthcare provider directly through their official urgent care pathways.
- MEDICATION AND TREATMENT INFORMATION
MaternIT may provide general educational information about medication safety, pregnancy, breastfeeding, postpartum care, or treatment-related topics.
This information is not a prescription, recommendation, diagnosis, or treatment plan.
Do not start, stop, change, or delay any medication, supplement, treatment, or clinical recommendation without first consulting your doctor, midwife, pharmacist, or other qualified healthcare provider.
- REGIONAL GUIDELINES AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION
MaternIT may reference healthcare guidelines, evidence sources, or information from different countries or regions.
Healthcare guidelines may vary by country, province, state, provider, organization, and individual clinical circumstances.
Information shown in MaternIT may not reflect every local guideline, clinical policy, provider preference, or individual healthcare requirement.
Always follow the advice of your qualified healthcare provider.
- NO GUARANTEE OF OUTCOMES
MaternIT is designed to support education, organization, communication, engagement, and continuity of care.
However, MaternIT does not guarantee:
Improved healthcare outcomes
Improved pregnancy outcomes
Improved postpartum outcomes
Detection of all health concerns
Prevention of complications
Provider response times
Accuracy of user-entered information
Accuracy of uploaded documents
Accuracy of AI-generated information
Suitability of information for your individual situation
- USER RESPONSIBILITY
You are responsible for:
Entering accurate information
Reviewing information carefully
Sharing relevant information with your healthcare provider
Seeking professional medical advice
Seeking urgent care when needed
Following clinical advice from qualified healthcare professionals
Using MaternIT responsibly
MaternIT should be used as a support tool, not as the sole source of healthcare information or decision-making.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
To the fullest extent permitted by law, MaternIT, its owners, directors, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, partners, and representatives are not responsible for any harm, loss, injury, delay in care, clinical outcome, missed diagnosis, medical decision, or other consequence arising from:
Use of MaternIT
Reliance on MaternIT content
Reliance on AI-generated information
Use of tracking tools
Use of educational resources
Use of provider messaging tools
User-entered information
Failure to seek professional medical advice
Failure to seek urgent or emergency care
Nothing in this disclaimer limits liability where it cannot legally be limited.
- CONTACT
For questions about this Medical Disclaimer, please contact:
MaternIT
Email: [info@maternit.ca]
Website: [www.maternit.ca]
Mailing Address: [n/a]
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By accessing or using MaternIT, you acknowledge that you understand:
MaternIT does not provide medical advice
MaternIT does not replace healthcare professionals
MaternIT should not be used for emergencies
All healthcare decisions should be made with qualified healthcare professionals
You are responsible for seeking appropriate medical care when needed