A mixed-methods study exploring women's perceptions and recommendations for a pregnancy app with monitoring tools.

ABSTRACT: Digital health tools such as apps are being increasingly used by women to access pregnancy-related information. Conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study investigated: (i) pregnant women's current usage of digital health tools to self-monitor and (ii) their interest in theoretical pregnancy app features (a direct patient-to-healthcare-professional communication tool and a body measurement tool). Using a mixed methods approach, 108 pregnant women were surveyed and 15 currently or recently pregnant women were interviewed online. We found that pregnant women used digital health tools to mainly access pregnancy related information and less so to self-monitor. Most participants were interested and enthusiastic about a patient-to-healthcare-professional communication tool. About half of

SUBMITTER: Lazarevic N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036977 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature