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mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2922) Innovations and Technology for Healthy Eating Education (425) Innovations and Technology for Physical Activity Education (756) Mobile Health (mhealth) (2982) Registered Report (579) Theme Issue: Bayesian Methods In Medical Research (26) Mobile Apps for Pregnancy and Parenting Education (45) Pregnancy Information, Education and Lifestyle Interventions (304)

Published on in Vol 9, No 3 (2021): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/26091, first published .
Effectiveness of a Smartphone App to Promote Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy (HealthyMoms): Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of a Smartphone App to Promote Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy (HealthyMoms): Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of a Smartphone App to Promote Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy (HealthyMoms): Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Johanna Sandborg1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Emmie Söderström2 Author Orcid Image ;   Pontus Henriksson2 Author Orcid Image ;   Marcus Bendtsen2 Author Orcid Image ;   Maria Henström1 Author Orcid Image ;   Marja H Leppänen1, 3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Ralph Maddison5 Author Orcid Image ;   Jairo H Migueles2, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Marie Blomberg7, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Marie Löf1, 2, 5 Author Orcid Image
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