SmartMom Text Messaging for Prenatal Education: A Qualitative Focus Group Study to Explore Canadian Women’s Perceptions
SmartMom is an evidence-based prenatal education program designed to deliver timely pregnancy information through one-way SMS text messages. This study explored Canadian women’s preferences for receiving prenatal education by text and assessed the acceptability and usability of the SmartMom program. Researchers conducted seven qualitative focus groups with 40 women across three rural communities in northern British Columbia. […]
DESI
A clinical health coaching portal and SMS program to facilitate diet and exercise. Piloted with McMaster University to reduce risk of gestational dysglycemia, incident GDM, and infant risk in high-risk pregnant women of South Asian Ancestry.
IWK provides free prenatal education in Nova Scotia with SmartParent
Nova Scotia was looking for a way to provide critically needed prenatal education to its population, in a way that is accessible, inclusive, and reliable.
Expectant Parents’ Preferences for Teaching by Texting: Development and Usability Study of SmartMom
Prenatal education encourages healthy behavioral choices and reduces rates of adverse birth outcomes. The use of mobile health (mHealth) technologies during pregnancy is increasing and changing how pregnant people acquire prenatal education. SmartMom is an evidence-based prenatal education SMS text messaging program that overcomes barriers to prenatal class attendance, including rural or remote location, cost, […]
SmartParent
A validated pre-natal and postpartum adaptive SMS program that provides pregnancy resources to improve perinatal health literacy and pregnancy outcomes. Used by thousands of parents across multiple health authorities in Canada, the program was co-created with the University of British Columbia.