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Background There is a gap in knowledge about how perinatal eHealth programs function to support autonomy for new and expectant parents from pursuing wellness goals. Objectives To examine patient engagement (access, personalization, commitment and therapeutic alliance) within the practice of perinatal eHealth. Design Scoping review. Methods Five databases were searched in January 2020 and updated in April 2022. Reports were vetted by three researchers and included if they documented maternity/neonatal programs and utilized World Health Organization (WHO) person‐centred digital health intervention (DHI) categories. Data were charted using a deductive matrix containing WHO DHI categories and patient engagement attributes. A narrative synthesis was conducted utilizing qualitative content analysis. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses ‘extension for scoping reviews’ guidelines were followed for reporting. Results Twelve eHealth modalities were found across 80 included articles. The analysis yielded two conceptual insights: (1) The nature of perinatal eHealth programs: (1) emergence of a complex structure of practice and (2) practising patient engagement within perinatal eHealth. Conclusion Results will be used to operationalize a model of patient engagement within perinatal eHealth.

Background: The concept of sustainability suggests development should maintain protective environments for current and future generations. Healthcare practice and research within the Baltic Sea Region, and around the world, have not implemented sustainable development indicators to complement broader existing international goals. In the summer of 2019, European doctoral students attended the fourth annual Baltic Sea Region Network in Personalized Health Care summer school, themed ‘Environmental Sustainability of Healthcare Research’. Aim: This critical reflection focuses on doctoral students’ discussions related to sustainable development in healthcare and science, exploring a shift in approach in the context of technology use and travel. Conclusion: Doctoral students became self-aware and critical of current practices in healthcare and science in terms of sustainability. Existing goals for sustainable development have not been paired with clear indicators to guide clinical and academic practices. Implications for practice: Incorporating collaboration and participation into healthcare and science cultures can promote sustainable innovation Research should be conducted to uncover the environmental and economic impacts of current practices in these fields Clinicians and health researchers should be given indicators of sustainable development in order to achieve existing sustainable development goals