Preliminary impact of an mHealth education and social support intervention on maternal health knowledge and outcomes among postpartum mothers in Punjab, India
Preliminary effectiveness results are promising, yet further robust testing of the MeSSSSage intervention effectiveness is needed. Further development of strategies to support health knowledge and behaviors and overcoming barriers to postpartum care access can improve maternal health among this population.
Authors
- Jasmeet Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-2973)
- Pushpendra Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7277-115X)
- Rashmi Bagga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2693-2343)
- Vijay Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5947-8349)
- Nadia Diamond‐Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8711-3029)
- Laura Weil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5759-3722)
- Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3226-9090)
- Alison M. El Ayadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2674-4887)
- Navneet Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0999-266X)
- Preetika Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2349-0420)
- Mona Duggal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9404-2871)
- Alka Ahuja
- Garima Singh Verma
Institutions
- Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IN)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Fistulacure (IN)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07310-y
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51
Funders
- Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development