Adapting a pregnancy app (HealthyMoms) to support healthy habits in migrant women-a qualitative study on women's preferences and perceived needs to support health behaviors during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy lifestyle behaviors in pregnancy are important for maternal and offspring health. Mobile health (mHealth) tools have potential to provide support for lifestyle behaviors at scale but such tools are commonly developed only in native languages, limiting reach in migrant populations.

Objectives

This qualitative study, in two of the largest migrant populations in Sweden (Arabic- and Somali-speaking women), aimed to explore (a) perceptions and needs of knowledge and support related to pregnancy and lifestyle behaviors and (b) needs of and attitudes towards a pregnancy app and how features and content in the app can be adapted to support healthier lifestyle behaviors in migrant women.

Method

Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with Arabic

SUBMITTER: Soderstrom E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11635882 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature