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Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions Targeting Health Care Workers to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.

Mary Amoakoh-ColemanAlexander Berend-Jan BorgsteinStephanie Fv SondaalDiederick E GrobbeeAndrea Solnes MiltenburgMirjam VerwijsEvelyn K AnsahJoyce L BrowneKerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2016)
mHealth interventions targeting health care workers have the potential to improve maternal and neonatal health services in LMICs. However, there is a gap in the knowledge whether mHealth interventions directly affect maternal and neonatal outcomes and future research should employ experimental designs with relevant outcome measures to address this gap.
Keyphrases
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • pregnant women
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • systematic review
  • randomized controlled trial
  • birth weight
  • type diabetes
  • body mass index
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • glycemic control