Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Effects on Inappropriate Weight for Gestational Age of an SMS Based Educational Intervention for Pregnant Women in Xi'an China: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Impact of mHealth interventions on maternal, newborn, and child health from conception to 24 months postpartum in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of gain- versus loss-framed messages on improving newborn care practices among mothers: a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Effect of a Text Messaging-Based Educational Intervention on Cesarean Section Rates Among Pregnant Women in China: Quasirandomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Appropriateness of Mobile Phone Messaging-Based Message-Framing Intervention for Promoting Maternal and Newborn Care Practices.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Development and testing of mobile phone text messages for improving maternal and newborn care practice in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: a user-centered design approach.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Mobile Phone Messaging-Based Message Framing Intervention for Improving Maternal Health Service Uptake and Newborn Care Practice in Rural Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Teaching by texting to promote positive health behaviours in pregnancy: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial of SmartMom.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Expectant Parents' Preferences for Teaching by Texting: Development and Usability Study of SmartMom.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Analysis of Environmental and Social Significant Factors Affecting the Flow of Maternal Patients in Jilin, China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The Study on Public-Interest Short Message Service (SMS) in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mobile User Survey and Content Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Comparison of health care utilization among patients affiliated and not affiliated with healthcare professionals in China.BMC health services research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to estimate the effects of maternal text messages on inappropriate weight for gestational age (IWGA) in newborns in rural China.
methodsParticipants were pregnant women presenting for antenatal care at a Maternal and Child Health Center in Xi'an, China during the 2013-2015 period. In total, 2115 women completed the program with follow-up information included in the final analyses. All mothers were divided into four groups, including (1) a control group that received only a few "Basic" messages, (2) a Care-Seeking (CS) message group, (3) Good Household Prenatal Practices (GHPP) message group, and (4) a group receiving all 148 text messages. The primary outcome was IWGA, including small for gestational age (SGA) and macrosomia (weighing ≥4000g at birth). Multivariable logistic regression using an intent-to-treat estimate was utilized.
resultsIn total, 19.5% of newborns were IWGA. The risk of IWGA was 23.0% in the control group, 19.6% in the CS group, 18.9% in the GHPP group, and 16.5% in the group with All Texts. Compared to the control group, the odds ratio of IWGA was 0.65 (0.48-0.89) for the group receiving All Texts, which remained statistically significant after performing the Holm-Bonferroni correction. The odds ratio of macrosomia was 0.54 (0.34-0.87) and 0.57 (0.36-0.49) for the Care Seeking message group and the All Texts group, respectively, with statistical significance.
conclusionA package of free informational text messages, including advice for good household prenatal practices and care seeking, may prevent the inappropriate weight for gestational age through a protective effect on macrosomia. Advice to encourage care seeking in pregnancy may prevent macrosomia among neonates in rural China as well.
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