Evaluating the effect of maternal mHealth text messages on uptake of maternal and child health care services in South Africa: a multicentre cohort intervention study.

Jesse ColemanVivian BlackAnna Ekéus ThorsonJaran Eriksen

Published in: Reproductive health (2020)

We show an improvement in achieving complete maternal-infant continuum of care, providing evidence of a positive impact of informative maternal mHealth messages sent to pregnant women and new mothers. Trial registration ISRCTN, ISRCTN41772986. Registered 13 February 2019-Retrospectively registered, https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN41772986.

Keyphrases

healthcare
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
pregnant women
south africa
mental health
clinical trial
study protocol
palliative care
gestational age
pain management
affordable care act
social media
hiv infected
double blind