Pregnant women's interest in a website or mobile application for healthy gestational weight gain

Molly E Waring; Tiffany A Moore Simas; Rui S Xiao; Lisa M Lombardini; Jeroan J Allison; Milagros C Rosal; Sherry L Pagoto

doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2014.05.002

Pregnant women's interest in a website or mobile application for healthy gestational weight gain

Sex Reprod Healthc. 2014 Dec;5(4):182-4. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2014.05.002. Epub 2014 May 14.

Authors

Molly E Waring¹, Tiffany A Moore Simas², Rui S Xiao³, Lisa M Lombardini³, Jeroan J Allison³, Milagros C Rosal⁴, Sherry L Pagoto⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: molly.waring@umassmed.edu.
² Division of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMass Memorial Health Care, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
³ Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
⁴ Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.

Abstract

We examined pregnant women's interest in using a website or mobile application to help them gain a healthy amount of weight during pregnancy. Pregnant women (N = 64) completed a short questionnaire during routine prenatal care at hospital-based obstetric clinics in central Massachusetts during April-August 2012. Eighty-six percent reported interest in using a website or mobile application to help them gain a healthy amount of weight; interest ranged from 67% to 100% across demographics, clinical characteristics, and technology use. The Internet is a promising modality for delivering interventions to prevent excessive gestational weight gain and associated maternal and child health consequences.

Keywords: Information seeking; Internet; Mhealth; Pregnancy; Weight gain.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Body Mass Index
Cell Phone*
Female
Health
Humans
Internet*
Mobile Applications
Patient Acceptance of Health Care*
Pregnancy Complications / prevention & control*
Pregnancy*
Pregnant Women
Prenatal Care / methods*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Weight Gain*
Young Adult

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding