Evaluating the Quality, Content Accuracy, and User Suitability of mHealth Prenatal Care Apps for Expectant Mothers: Critical Assessment Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proliferation of health apps in the digital health landscape has created significant opportunities for health promotion, particularly during pregnancy. However, despite the widespread distribution and popularity of pregnancy mobile apps, there are limited data on their quality and content.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the quality, content accuracy, and suitability of the most popular and freely available Persian mobile health (mHealth) apps for prenatal care in expectant mothers.

Methods

Through a systematic search, a total of 199 apps were screened from available app stores using the search term "pregnancy app" until July 2023. Inclusion criteria were apps in the Farsi language, freely available, downloaded more than 10,000 times, and designe

SUBMITTER: Asadollahi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11888006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature