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User-Centered Design of an Electronic Dashboard for Monitoring Facility-Level Basic Emergency Obstetric Care Readiness in Amhara, Ethiopia: Mixed Methods Study

User-Centered Design of an Electronic Dashboard for Monitoring Facility-Level Basic Emergency Obstetric Care Readiness in Amhara, Ethiopia: Mixed Methods Study

Maternal mortality is a critical public health issue, particularly in low-resource settings like sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for over three-fourths of global maternal deaths [1]. Despite progress in reducing adverse maternal outcomes in countries like Ethiopia, high maternal mortality ratios persist, largely due to gaps and stockouts of essential supplies for managing obstetric emergencies [2,3]. Inadequate supplies for basic emergency obstetric care (BEm OC) can lead to delayed or suboptimal care.

Kylie Dougherty, Yihenew Tesfaye, Heran Biza, Mulusew Belew, Natalie Benda, Abebe Gebremariam Gobezayehu, John Cranmer, Suzanne Bakken

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e64131

Fetal Birth Weight Prediction in the Third Trimester: Retrospective Cohort Study and Development of an Ensemble Model

Fetal Birth Weight Prediction in the Third Trimester: Retrospective Cohort Study and Development of an Ensemble Model

For instance, the birth of a macrosomic fetus is associated to unfavorable delivery outcomes (operative vaginal, caesarean delivery, or shoulder dystocia), trauma (maternal severe birth canal laceration and postpartum hemorrhage, fetal clavicular fracture, brachial plexus injury, neonatal hypoglycemia, and birth asphyxia) [3].

Jing Gao, Xu Jie, Yujun Yao, Jingdong Xue, Lei Chen, Ruiyao Chen, Jiayuan Chen, Weiwei Cheng

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2025;8:e59377

Privacy Concerns Versus Personalized Health Content—Pregnant Individuals’ Willingness to Share Personal Health Information on Social Media: Survey Study

Privacy Concerns Versus Personalized Health Content—Pregnant Individuals’ Willingness to Share Personal Health Information on Social Media: Survey Study

Pregnancy is a vulnerable period that exposes patients to heightened anxiety, depression, and stress, leading to adverse maternal, infant, and family outcomes, disproportionately affecting disadvantaged families [9,10]. The negative impact can be mitigated by interventions from health care providers [11,12]. However, disparities in access to health care, health literacy, socioeconomic status, and neighborhood characteristics strangle equitable access to clinical interventions [12-14].

Haijing Hao, Yang W Lee, Marianne Sharko, Qilu Li, Yiye Zhang

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e60862

LoVE4MUM Mobile App to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

LoVE4MUM Mobile App to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

The intervention group receives TAU postpartum care and the Leveraging on Virtual Engagement for Maternal Understanding & Mood-enhancement (Lo VE4 MUM) mobile app intervention. The Lo VE4 MUM app represents an innovative self-guided approach to postpartum mental health care and offers a comprehensive, tailored intervention for maternal mental health during the postpartum period. It is available in English and the local Malay language.

Siti Sabrina Kamarudin, Idayu Badilla Idris, Shalisah Sharip, Norfazilah Ahmad

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e63564

Assessing the Impact of Distance Traveled and Birth Volumes of Hospital Maternity Units on Newborn Outcomes: Population-Based Cohort Study

Assessing the Impact of Distance Traveled and Birth Volumes of Hospital Maternity Units on Newborn Outcomes: Population-Based Cohort Study

Moreover, only a few studies have comprehensively examined the combined effects of hospital maternity unit (HMU) volume and road travel distance (RTD) on maternal and neonatal outcomes [5-7]. However, the centralization of HMUs inevitably leads to the closure of some units and increases the distance (and travel time) to the hospital for some mothers.

Anna Cantarutti, Riccardo Boracchini, Roberto Bellù, Raffaella Ronco, Federico Rea, Anna Locatelli, Rinaldo Zanini, Giovanni Corrao

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e58944

Cultural Adaptation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Maternal and Child mHealth Intervention: Protocol for a Co-Design and Adaptation Research Study

Cultural Adaptation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Maternal and Child mHealth Intervention: Protocol for a Co-Design and Adaptation Research Study

Specifically, the group comprises research experts, organizational and departmental leaders from various affiliations including universities, government health strategy and research departments, local health networks, maternal and child service providers, and community representatives. The ARAs are local community members and involvement in Aboriginal health services is a crucial component of the research to build trust, safety, and engagement.

Sana Ishaque, Ola Ela, Chris Rissel, Karla Canuto, Kerry Hall, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Annette Briley, Claire T Roberts, Sarah Jane Perkes, Anna Dowling, Billie Bonevski

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e53748

Essential Coaching for Every Mother Tanzania (ECEM-TZ): Protocol for a Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial

Essential Coaching for Every Mother Tanzania (ECEM-TZ): Protocol for a Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial

The postnatal period during the first 6 weeks of life is a critical time point for newborns and mothers in Tanzania, which has a neonatal mortality ratio of 20 per 1000 live births [1] and a maternal mortality ratio of 104 per 100,000 live births [2]. Neonatal and maternal mortality is highest in the first week post partum [3,4].

Justine Dol, Lilian Teddy Mselle, Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Columba Mbekenga, Thecla Kohi, Douglas McMillan, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Megan Aston

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e63454

Development and Usability of the OHiFamily Mobile App to Enhance Accessibility to Maternal and Infant Information for Expectant Families in Ohio: Qualitative Study

Development and Usability of the OHiFamily Mobile App to Enhance Accessibility to Maternal and Infant Information for Expectant Families in Ohio: Qualitative Study

Previous research indicates that disparities in pregnancy outcomes and maternal morbidity are partially caused by environmental and social factors related to income inequality, including air quality; access to health care; food availability; access to public services; poor housing; and neighborhood factors such as crime, unemployment, and high poverty rates. Neighborhood factors, in particular, have been shown to disproportionately affect non-Hispanic Black mothers [4,5].

Natalie Perme, Endia Reid, Macdonald Chinwenwa Eluagu, John Thompson, Courtney Hebert, Steven Gabbe, Christine Marie Swoboda

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e53299

Perceived Acceptability of Technology Modalities for the Provision of Universal Child and Family Health Nursing Support in the First 6-8 Months After Birth: Cross-Sectional Study

Perceived Acceptability of Technology Modalities for the Provision of Universal Child and Family Health Nursing Support in the First 6-8 Months After Birth: Cross-Sectional Study

The provision of CFHN services may include but not be limited to health home visits, breastfeeding or infant feeding education and support, maternal and child routine screening (ie, maternal psychosocial screening and child vision and hearing screening), child health checks, immunizations, contraception, mental health, and parenting education [20].

Tessa Delaney, Jacklyn K Jackson, Alison L Brown, Christophe Lecathelinais, Luke Wolfenden, Nayerra Hudson, Sarah Young, Daniel Groombridge, Jessica Pinfold, Paul David Craven, Sinead Redman, John Wiggers, Melanie Kingsland, Margaret Hayes, Rachel Sutherland

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2024;7:e59191

Use of Web-Based Surveys to Collect Long-Term Pediatric Outcomes in Patients With Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Treated With Fetoscopic Laser Photocoagulation: Observational Study

Use of Web-Based Surveys to Collect Long-Term Pediatric Outcomes in Patients With Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Treated With Fetoscopic Laser Photocoagulation: Observational Study

At our center, thanks to considerable efforts from full-time research staff to collect maternal delivery and neonatal discharge records from patients’ delivering hospitals, we have reported on the immediate and short-term neonatal complications (from time of delivery until hospital discharge) in patients who undergo FLP for TTTS [15]. However, prospectively collected in-person long-term follow-up of twins born after FLP in the United States would be exceedingly challenging and resource-intensive.

Eric Bergh, Kimberly Rennie, Jimmy Espinoza, Anthony Johnson, Ramesha Papanna

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2024;7:e60039