Empowering New Moms: Breastfeeding Support in Your Pocket- An Insight from Medella Family App- Pilot Study

Introduction : Lactation is the process by which milk is produced with the assistance of maternal hormones. Insufficient breast-feeding is a common problem that affects the baby well-being. The term "lacto genesis II" refers to the start of abundant milk production that occurs 30 to 48 hrs after delivery. My Medela Family smartphone application has been developed to support lactating women worldwide. Materials and Methods: Users of the Medela Family app who enrolled between January and September of 2022 received emails with the updated mHealth App Usability Questionnaire. In addition to answering questions about their sociodemographic details, clinical information about lactating mothers and their breastfeeding practices, participants were given the modified mHealth App Usability Questionnaire (MAUQ). Result: 50 users in all finished the entire questionnaire. Medela Family app mean mMAUQ score was 5.9 (±0.88), When utilizing the Medela Family App, 80.9 per cent of respondents stated that they felt supported during their nursing experience, and 75.3 per cent stated that the app helped them manage their breastfeeding experience.86.7% said that Medela Family app was helpful for their health and well-being; and 878.8% said that they were satisfied with Medela Family App overall. Conclusion: Our study's findings demonstrate Medela family app great usability. Consumers gave Medela Family app very high ratings and said it helped them breastfeed.