ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2022
Mobile health applications for pregnancy in Iran: Current state investigation.
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- The impact of mHealth interventions on health-promoting behaviors in pregnant women: a randomized clinical trial.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- The impact of a digital self-care intervention based on mHealth on reducing sleep disorders during pregnancy: a quasi-experimental controlled study.Reproductive health · 2025Trial
- Applying a multi-level usability framework for evaluation of a pregnancy health promotion app.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
- The effectiveness of an Android-based reminder application in ensuring compliance with iron tablets for pregnant women in Yogyakarta Indonesia.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Design and impact of gamification, theory-driven frameworks, and human-centered design in mobile health applications for preconception care: A systematic review protocol.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Review
- Designing, validation and evaluation of an mHealth app for prenatal health promotion based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology: A mixed methods study protocol.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Quality, Content Accuracy, and User Suitability of mHealth Prenatal Care Apps for Expectant Mothers: Critical Assessment Study.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators for mHealth utilization in pregnancy care: a qualitative analysis of pregnant women and stakeholder's perspectives.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Understanding and Involving the Perspective of Pregnant Women as Users When Designing the Framework of e-Health and Exercise Interventions during Pregnancy: Preliminary Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe expansion of pregnancy-related mobile applications has led to an increase in the usage of these applications by Iranian women, which has the potential to have a long-term impact on women's pregnancy health and, as a result, community health. The goal of this research was to investigate the state of pregnancy-related mobile applications in Iran. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a descriptive-applied research approach which was conducted in 2020. One hundred and fifty-seven pregnancy apps from different Iranian mobile app markets were installed and were examined in terms of the resources used and their validity, subject distribution, participation of obstetricians in the app development, apps volume, rank acquired by users and distribution of apps according to the developers. The relationship between the number of resources used and user rankings was also tested.
resultsA total of 157 apps were categorized into 12 subject categories based on their content. Only 1.3% of the apps were developed with the participation of obstetricians. Only 5% of the apps had used reliable information resources. Furthermore, the number of resources referenced in the studied apps did not have a significant relationship with star ratings (r = 0.03,
conclusionIranian mobile applications in the field of pregnancy have grown significantly in terms of quantity, subject diversity, and user acceptance; however, the credibility of the information in these apps cannot be validated. This serves as a reminder to users to exercise caution while using such apps.
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