Preliminary Effectiveness of a Postnatal mHealth and Virtual Social Support Intervention on Newborn and Infant Health and Feeding Practices in Punjab, India: Quasi-Experimental Pre-Post Pilot Study
Our pilot study on group-based mHealth education and virtual social support during the postnatal phase showed modest yet promising results. Rigorous testing is crucial to strengthening the limited evidence base for group-oriented mHealth approaches.
Authors
- Jasmeet Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-2973)
- 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)
- Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3226-9090)
- Alison M. El Ayadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2674-4887)
- Vaibhav Miglani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0189-8890)
- Mona Duggal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9404-2871)
- Ankita Kankaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-7333)
- Alka Ahuja
- Garima Singh Verma
- Pushpendra Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2152-1027)
- Naveen Mutyala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2289-4438)
- Navneet Gill
- Shashi Kant Dhir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5309-6155)
Institutions
- Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IN)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (IN)
- Reproductive Science Center (US)
- National Institute of Medical Statistics (IN)
- Fistulacure (IN)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/65581
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00