Mobilizing mHealth for Moms: a Review of Mobile Apps for Tracking Gestational Weight Gain

Dahl, Alicia A.; Dunn, Caroline; Boutté, Alycia K.; Crimarco, Anthony; Turner‐McGrievy, Gabrielle

doi:10.1007/s41347-017-0030-6

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“…In this article, out of 87 apps surveyed, only six met the inclusion criteria. Of these apps, Day by Day Pregnancy Tracker, Pregnancy + tracker, Pregnancy & Baby Tracker, and Pregnancy + also met the inclusion criteria in this study [2] .…”

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Mobile health apps for pregnant women usability and quality rating scales: a systematic review

Mazaheri Habibi,

Moghbeli,

Langarizadeh

et al. 2024

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Objective This study is to identify the apps used by pregnant women during the technology era and to choose the best app from the point of view of pregnant women and experts. Methods The article is a research article that uses PRISMA flowchart. Given that there are many apps in the field of pregnancy and due to technological advances, the articles of the last 13 years that have been scientifically published in the databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct have been analyzed. The most widely used and, at the same time, the best app is introduced in terms of its high usability in users’ attitude. Finally, Apps will be compared in terms of accuracy, precision, and usability of the dimensions of Jacob Nielsen's five principles. Results According to the search strategy, 23 articles were identified qualitatively by reviewing both authors. Then, the types of apps were divided into three general categories, pregnant entertainment apps, pregnant information apps, and monitoring apps for mothers' physical health. Finally, 10 apps were selected and the Amila app was introduced as the best due to its high usability (Effectiveness %66.66) and users’ satisfaction or women’s choice (%98). Conclusion Using trusted apps to maintain their health and reduce traffic will be very important. Given that this research article was written with the aim of choosing the best app, that not only provides the required information to mothers, but also the ability to interact with doctors and specialists.

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“…The rapid development of Internetbased communication technologies over the past twenty years has changed the lifestyles of people around the world. Residents of cities and rural can equally access the opportunities used by mobile devices [1][2][3].…”

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Mobile health apps for pregnant women usability and quality rating scales: a systematic review

Mazaheri Habibi,

Moghbeli,

Langarizadeh

et al. 2024

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…The maternal health knowledge gained through watching/listening to the videos/audios could enhance self-care including taking the right foods, preparing for birth, identifying danger signs, as well as adopting best practices such as breastfeeding and immunization. Enhancing self-care through mobile phone-based technologies is useful in improving maternal health for example; it reduces still birth [36], facilitates healthy gestation weight gain [37], and encourages smoking caseation among pregnant women [38].…”

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A Mobile Phone-based Multimedia Application Could Improve Maternal Health in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Mixed Methods Study

Musiimenta

Tumuhimbise

Mugyenyi

et al. 2020

OJPHI

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Background: Reducing maternal and infant mortality rates remains challenging. Illiteracy, lack of reliable information, long distances to health centers continue to limit access to quality maternal healthcare in Uganda. Mobile health technologies could be promising affordable strategies for enhancing access to maternal health services. However, there is lack of studies assessing the experiences of illiterate rural pregnant women regarding these technologies. Objective: To explore how illiterate pregnant women perceive a maternal health mobile application composed of tailored video and audio messages, appointment reminders and calling function. Methods: We purposively sampled illiterate pregnant women initiating antenatal care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. We carried out three focus group discussions with 14 women to elicit information on perceptions of the proposed mobile phone based multimedia application. We used STATA 13 to describe study participants and their preferences. Results: Pregnant women anticipated that intervention would enhance maternal health by reminding them to attend antenatal appointments, enabling transport cost and time saving, providing tailored information that is easy to understand, and recall. However, financial constraints and phone sharing would limit the functionality.Conclusion: Mhealth application may provide acceptable and affordable alternative approaches to providing maternal health services, especially in settings where face-to-face approaches are challenging.

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“…Evaluating digital tools that are publicly available to women to monitor GWG during pregnancy is a critical gap to address, given the risk of complications associated with excessive or inadequate GWG and the need to ensure credible and reliable self-monitoring tools for women during this time. Previous research in this area is limited to evaluations of mobile apps only and is primarily based on functionality [ 17 ] or a narrow evaluation of selected apps based on predefined pregnancy topics [ 18 ].…”

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Assessing the Content and Quality of Digital Tools for Managing Gestational Weight Gain: Systematic Search and Evaluation

Chivers¹,

Garad²,

Boyle³

et al. 2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background Digital health resources have the potential to assist women in optimizing gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy to improve maternal health outcomes. Objective In this study, we aimed to evaluate the quality and behavior change potential of publicly available digital tools (websites and apps) that facilitate GWG tracking. Methods Digital tools were identified using key search terms across website search engines and app stores and evaluated using the Mobile App Rating Scale, the App Behavior Change Scale, as well as criteria to evaluate the rigor and safety of GWG information. Results Overall, 1085 tools were screened for inclusion (162 websites and 923 apps), and 19 were deemed eligible. The mean Mobile App Rating Scale quality score was 3.31 (SD 0.53) out of 5, ranging from 2.26 to 4.39, and the mean App Behavior Change Scale score was 6 (SD 3.4) out of 21, ranging from 19 to 0. Of the 19 items used to evaluate rigor of GWG advice, most tools (n=11, 57.9%) contained ≤3 items. Conclusions This review emphasizes the substantial limitations in current digital resources promoting the monitoring and optimization of GWG. Most tools were of low quality, had minimal behavior change potential, and were potentially unsafe, with minimal linkage to evidence-based information or partnership with health care.

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Mobilizing mHealth for Moms: a Review of Mobile Apps for Tracking Gestational Weight Gain

Cited by 15 publications

References 48 publications

Mobile health apps for pregnant women usability and quality rating scales: a systematic review

Mobile health apps for pregnant women usability and quality rating scales: a systematic review

A Mobile Phone-based Multimedia Application Could Improve Maternal Health in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Mixed Methods Study

Assessing the Content and Quality of Digital Tools for Managing Gestational Weight Gain: Systematic Search and Evaluation

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