ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
mHealth and Perinatal Depression in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of the Literature.
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- Barriers and facilitators to tele-support psychotherapy versus standard in-person mental health services for youth (15-30 Years) with depression in Kampala District, Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Unseen and underserved: A scoping review of perinatal mental health interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Perinatal depression and anxiety in Ghana: a qualitative study of women's perspectives on AI-driven interventions.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Digital Health Interventions for Depression and Anxiety in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Rapid Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
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- LoVE4MUM Mobile App to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Technology-based Interventions to Reduce the Treatment Gap for Common Perinatal Mental Disorders in Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMICs): Challenges and the Way Forward.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2024Article
- Common mental disorders and associated factors among mothers of children attending severe acute malnutrition treatment in Gedio Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of group-based psycho-education on preventing postpartum depression among pregnant women by primary healthcare provider in primary healthcare institution: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Peer counseling for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- A systematic review of reviews on the advantages of mHealth utilization in mental health services: A viable option for large populations in low-resource settings.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Review
- Lessons from digital technology-enabled health interventions implemented during the coronavirus pandemic to improve maternal and birth outcomes: a global scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Study Protocol of an App-Based Prevention Program for Perinatal Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Women in low- and middle-income countries have high rates of perinatal depression. As smartphones become increasingly accessible around the world, there is an opportunity to explore innovative mHealth tools for the prevention, screening, and management of perinatal depression. We completed a scoping review of the literature pertaining to the use of mobile phone technologies for perinatal depression in low-and middle-income countries. PubMed CINHAL, and Google Scholar databases were searched, generating 423 results. 12 articles met our inclusion criteria. Two of the 12 articles reviewed mobile phone applications. The remaining 9 articles were study protocols or descriptive/intervention studies. Our results reveal that minimal literature is currently available on the use of mobile health for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries. We found four articles that present the results of an intervention that were delivered through mobile phones for the treatment of perinatal depressive symptoms and an additional qualitative study describing the perceptions of mothers receiving cognitive behavioral therapy via telephones. These studies demonstrated that depressive symptoms improved after the interventions. There is potential to improve the quality of mHealth interventions, specifically mobile phone applications for perinatal depressive symptoms and depression, through meaningful collaborative work between healthcare professionals and application developers.
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