title: Pregnant women's interest in a website or mobile application for healthy gestational weight gain.
abstract: We examined pregnant women's interest in using a website or mobile application to help them gain a healthy amount of weight during pregnancy. Pregnant women (N = 64) completed a short questionnaire during routine prenatal care at hospital-based obstetric clinics in central Massachusetts during April-August 2012. Eighty-six percent reported interest in using a website or mobile application to help them gain a healthy amount of weight; interest ranged from 67% to 100% across demographics, clinical characteristics, and technology use. The Internet is a promising modality for delivering interventions to prevent excessive gestational weight gain and associated maternal and child health consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: molly.waring@umassmed.edu.
authors.forename: Molly E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Waring
authors.affiliation: Division of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMass Memorial Health Care, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
authors.forename: Tiffany A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Moore Simas
authors.affiliation: Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
authors.forename: Rui S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lombardini
authors.affiliation: Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
authors.forename: Jeroan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
authors.forename: Milagros C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rosal
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
authors.forename: Sherry L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pagoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D040421:Cell Phone; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D063731:Mobile Applications; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D037841:Pregnant People; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Information seeking; Internet; Mhealth; Pregnancy; Weight gain