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February 11, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Effectiveness of mobile health applications with behaviour change techniques in improving maternal health outcomes: a systematic review

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YEYing Ting ErYCYoke Mun ChanSLSook Yee LimUniversiti Putra Malaysia

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Overview

Systematic review reveals mHealth interventions enhance maternal health outcomes, suggesting a need for quality assessment.

Key Points

  • This review aims to assess the effectiveness of mHealth applications incorporating behaviour change techniques on maternal health outcomes.
  • Systematic review guided by PRISMA guidelines.
  • Search conducted across five databases including Cochrane Library and PubMed.
  • Evaluation of 12 studies involving 1809 pregnant women utilizing mobile health applications.
  • Assessment of methodological rigor and risk of bias in included studies.
  • mHealth interventions showed positive effects on gestational weight gain and dietary intake.
  • Two-thirds of studies exhibited risk of bias, impacting reliability of findings.
  • Improvements observed in physical activity and psychosocial well-being during pregnancy.

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Er et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698be001058ab1890a13ba64https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25973-2
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