%0 Journal Article
%@ 2291-5222
%I JMIR Publications Inc.
%V 3
%N 2
%P e44
%T Development and Pilot Testing of the Eating4two Mobile Phone App to Monitor Gestational Weight Gain
%A Knight-Agarwal,Catherine
%A Davis,Deborah Lee
%A Williams,Lauren
%A Davey,Rachel
%A Cox,Robert
%A Clarke,Adam
%+ The University of Canberra, University drive, Bruce, Canberra, 2617, Australia, 61 0407806663, Cathy.Knight-Agarwal@canberra.edu.au
%K pregnancy
%K mobile phone
%K antenatal care
%K maternal obesity
%K intervention
%D 2015
%7 05.06.2015
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR mHealth uHealth
%G English
%X Background: The number of pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) of 30kg/m2 or more is increasing, which has important implications for antenatal care. Various resource-intensive interventions have attempted to assist women in managing their weight gain during pregnancy with limited success. A mobile phone app has been proposed as a convenient and cost-effective alternative to face-to-face interventions. Objective: This paper describes the process of developing and pilot testing the Eating4Two app, which aims to provide women with a simple gestational weight gain (GWG) calculator, general dietary information, and the motivation to achieve a healthy weight gain during pregnancy. Methods: The project involved the development of app components, including a graphing function that allows the user to record their weight throughout the pregnancy and to receive real-time feedback on weight gain progress and general information on antenatal nutrition. Stakeholder consultation was used to inform development. The app was pilot tested with 10 pregnant women using a mixed method approach via an online survey, 2 focus groups, and 1 individual interview. Results: The Eating4Two app took 7 months to develop and evaluate. It involved several disciplines--including nutrition and dietetics, midwifery, public health, and information technology--at the University of Canberra. Participants found the Eating4Two app to be a motivational tool but would have liked scales or other markers on the graph that demonstrated exact weight gain. They also liked the nutrition information; however, many felt it should be formatted in a more user friendly way. Conclusions: The Eating4Two app was viewed by participants in our study as an innovative support system to help motivate healthy behaviors during pregnancy and as a credible resource for accessing nutrition-focused information. The feedback provided by participants will assist with refining the current prototype for use in a clinical intervention trial. 
%M 26048313
%R 10.2196/mhealth.4071
%U http://mhealth.jmir.org/2015/2/e44/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.4071
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26048313