[HTML][HTML] Antenatal health promotion via short message service at a Midwife Obstetrics Unit in South Africa: a mixed methods study
Background Adequate antenatal care is important to both the health of a pregnant woman
and her unborn baby. Given South Africa's high rate of cellphone penetration, mobile health
interventions have been touted as a potentially powerful means to disseminate health
information. This study aimed to increase antenatal health knowledge and awareness by
disseminating text messages about clinic procedures at antenatal visits, and how to be
healthy during pregnancy. Methods Participants recruited were pregnant women attending a�…
and her unborn baby. Given South Africa's high rate of cellphone penetration, mobile health
interventions have been touted as a potentially powerful means to disseminate health
information. This study aimed to increase antenatal health knowledge and awareness by
disseminating text messages about clinic procedures at antenatal visits, and how to be
healthy during pregnancy. Methods Participants recruited were pregnant women attending a�…
Antenatal health promotion via short message service at a Midwife Obstetrics Unit in South Africa: a mixed methods study.
LYK Lau YanKwan, T Cassidy, D Hacking, K Brittain… - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Background: Adequate antenatal care is important to both the health of a pregnant woman
and her unborn baby. Given South Africa's high rate of cellphone penetration, mobile health
interventions have been touted as a potentially powerful means to disseminate health
information. This study aimed to increase antenatal health knowledge and awareness by
disseminating text messages about clinic procedures at antenatal visits, and how to be
healthy during pregnancy. Methods: Participants recruited were pregnant women attending�…
and her unborn baby. Given South Africa's high rate of cellphone penetration, mobile health
interventions have been touted as a potentially powerful means to disseminate health
information. This study aimed to increase antenatal health knowledge and awareness by
disseminating text messages about clinic procedures at antenatal visits, and how to be
healthy during pregnancy. Methods: Participants recruited were pregnant women attending�…
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