Mobile Phone App Use Among Pregnant Women in China and Associations Between App Use and Perinatal Outcomes: Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal and child health (MCH)-related mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular among pregnant women; however, few apps have demonstrated that they lead to improvements in pregnancy outcomes.

Objective

This study aims to investigate the use of MCH apps among pregnant women in China and explore associations with pregnancy outcomes.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted at 6 MCH hospitals in northern China. Women who delivered a singleton baby at >28 weeks' gestation at the study hospitals were sequentially recruited from postnatal wards from October 2017 to January 2018. Information was collected on the women's self-reported MCH app use during their pregnancy, along with clinical outcomes. Women were categorized as nonusers of MCH apps and users

SUBMITTER: Zhang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826146 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature