The mHealth clinical decision-making tools for maternal and perinatal health care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

mobile Health (mHealth) refers to use of mobile wireless technologies for health. The potential for mHealth to enhance healthcare delivery is supported by near-universal availability of mobile phones and their expanding coverage in low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review analyses the available evidence on mHealth clinical decision-making tools in maternal and perinatal health, and whether they lead to improved maternal and perinatal health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Methods

Eligibility criteria: Studies conducted in SSA describing mHealth tools piloted or used for clinical decision-making in maternal or perinatal healthcare. Exclusion criteria included mHealth tools used outside of maternal and perinatal healthcare, publications lacki

SUBMITTER: Olomi GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12021198 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature