Development and pilot test of a smartphone app for midwifery care in Tanzania: A comparative cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: To address Tanzania's high maternal mortality ratio, it is crucial to increase women's access to healthcare. To improve access, the quality of antenatal care needs to be improved. Therefore, we conducted a pilot study of a smartphone app for midwives and examined its potential effects on the learning outcomes of midwives and birth preparedness of pregnant women in Tanzania. This mixed-methods, pilot study provided an educational app for midwives in the intervention group, obtained data about the continuous use of the app, measured midwives' learning outcomes, directed focus group discussions on the usability of the app, and conducted surveys among pregnant women about birth preparedness in the intervention and control groups to evaluate if midwives provided proper information to them. The

SUBMITTER: Shimpuku Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065243 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature