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Use of mHealth tools to register birth outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

Lottie Grace CansdaleGabriella KellyAli KhashanAddress MalataFannie KachaleDavid LissauerSimeon YosefeJames RobertsSimon WoodworthBlandina MmbagaChristopher RedmanJane Elizabeth Hirst
Published in: BMJ open (2022)
Several mHealth technologies are reported to have the capability to record birth outcomes at delivery, but none were identified that were designed solely for that purpose. Use of digital delivery registers appears feasible and acceptable to healthcare workers, but definitive evaluations are lacking. Further assessment of the sustainability of technologies and their ability to integrate with existing health information systems is needed.
Keyphrases
  • health information
  • social media
  • gestational age
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • pregnant women
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • pregnancy outcomes