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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/100064, first published .
Pregnant woman in bed at night using her smartphone

The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality in Associations of Smartphone Addiction and Time-Specific Use With Prenatal Depression and Anxiety: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality in Associations of Smartphone Addiction and Time-Specific Use With Prenatal Depression and Anxiety: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Xiangxin Zhang   1 * , MBChB ;   Mixia Ouyang   2 * , MD ;   Xiaoli Wu   2 , MD ;   Xinghua Yang   1 , MD ;   Xinyi Wang   1 , MBChB ;   Yuxinqiao Cao   1 , MBChB ;   Mingmin Xu   2 , MD ;   Yanling Shu   3 , PhD ;   Mingyang Wu   1 , PhD

1 Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

2 Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China

3 Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Mingyang Wu, PhD
  • Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health
  • Central South University
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