Collecting real-time infant feeding and support experience: co-participatory pilot study of mobile health methodology
Reflecting on future opportunities, this case-study underscores that mHealth in-app surveys may be an effective way to collect prospective real-time data on complex infant feeding behaviours and experiences during the postnatal period, with important implications for public health and social science research.
Authors
- Nilushka Perera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1322-9053)
- Emily H Emmott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4862-179X)
- Abigail E. Page (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0973-1569)
- Rebecca Sear (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4315-0223)
- Sarah Myers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0542-7540)
- Matthew Black
- Jake Elgood-Field
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- Department of Health and Social Care (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (DE)
- Brunel University of London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Breastfeeding Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-025-00707-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- British Academy