🤱 Ester: Your AI Maternal Health Companion

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🌟 About Ester

Ester is an open-source AI companion designed to support individuals through all stages of maternal health. Starting with postpartum recovery, Ester provides personalized guidance by integrating with health wearables and offering evidence-based support.

Why Ester?

• 🤰 Comprehensive Care: From pregnancy to postpartum and beyond
• 🔒 Privacy-First: Your health data stays yours
• 🌍 Accessible: Designed for everyone, everywhere
• 🤖 AI-Powered: Evidence-based, personalized support

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📋 Table of Contents

• ✨ Features
• 🌍 DPG Compliance
• 🚀 Tech Stack
• 🏗️ Architecture
• 🎯 Roadmap
• 🛠️ Getting Started
• 🤝 Contributing
• 🌐 Community
• 📄 License

✨ Features

🤖 AI Companion

• Personalized health guidance
• 24/7 support for maternal health questions
• Evidence-based recommendations

📊 Health Integration (Whoop)

• Real-time health metrics
• Recovery tracking
• Sleep and activity monitoring
• Customized wellness insights

🔒 Privacy & Security

• End-to-end encryption
• Open-source transparency
• GDPR/CCPA compliant
• Self-hostable

🌍 DPG Compliance

Ester is being developed as a Digital Public Good, committed to:

• ✅ Open Source: Full transparency with MIT License
• 🌍 Global Accessibility: Multi-language support
• 🔍 Transparency: Open development process
• 🤝 Community Driven: Built with and for the community

🚀 Tech Stack

Core Platform

• Frontend: React Native with Expo
• AI: OpenAI API (with plans for open models)
• Backend: Supabase (PostgreSQL + Auth)
• State: Zustand

Data & Privacy

• Encryption: AES-256
• Analytics: Self-hosted Plausible
• i18n: react-i18next

🏗️ Architecture

graph TD
    A[User] -->|Wearable Data| B[Health APIs]
    B --> C[Ester Core]
    C --> D[AI Engine]
    C --> E[Health Analytics]
    D --> F[Personalized Support]
    E --> F
    F --> G[User Interface]

🎯 Roadmap

Phase 1: Postpartum Recovery (Current)

• [x] Basic chat interface
• [ ] Memory (est. July 2025)
• [ ] Whoop integration
• [ ] Health insights dashboard
• [ ] Basic AI recommendations

Phase 2: Pregnancy Support

• [ ] Pregnancy tracking
• [ ] Symptom checker
• [ ] Appointment reminders

Phase 3: Community & Growth

• [ ] Community forums
• [ ] Healthcare provider portal
• [ ] Research collaboration tools

🛠️ Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm 9+
• Expo CLI

Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ester.git
cd ester

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development
npm run dev

🤝 Contributing

We're building Ester as a community. Here's how you can help:

1. 👩‍💻 Code: Check out good first issues
2. 🐛 Report Bugs: Open an issue
3. 📖 Improve Docs: Help us make Ester more accessible
4. 🌍 Translate: Help us reach more people

See our Contributing Guide for details.

🌐 Community

• Discord/Slack (Coming Soon)
• Community Forum (Coming Soon)
• Twitter (Coming Soon)

📄 License

Ester is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• All the amazing parents and healthcare providers who've shared their insights
• Open-source contributors around the world
• The Digital Public Goods Alliance for inspiration

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