Electronic medical records (EMRs) are critical, highly sensitive private information in health sector, and manage patient health information. The purpose of the study identifies a unique opportunity to develop a secure for maternal child health care. This work uses the Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science databases to analyse the most productive authors, journals, institutions, and countries, as well as the most cited papers and the citing articles. The investigation used bibliometric analysis to identify the bibliographic data from 501 articles published from 2011 and 2025 and implementation of EMRs for maternal and child healthcare. Based on the findings, the issue is multifaceted and involves various stakeholders, including health care providers, patients, and technological issues within the health sectors. The proposed work can significantly reduce the turnaround time for EMRs sharing, improve decision making for medical care, and reduce the overall cost of medical instruments.
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