Unger Jennifer A, Kinuthia John, John-Stewart Grace
Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Dec 8;5(12):e176. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.8303.
Mobile health (mHealth) short message system (SMS) interventions for maternal and child health (MCH) are being implemented globally. In many low- and middle-income settings in which these mHealth interventions are being rolled out, stillbirths and neonatal and infant deaths are common. It is important that mHealth solutions do not exacerbate emotional stress and pain by continuing with routine messaging for pregnancy or infant care when someone has experienced loss. In this brief viewpoint paper, we argue that SMS programs for maternal and child health need to adapt and make available messaging for miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss.
全球正在实施针对母婴健康(MCH)的移动健康(mHealth)短消息系统(SMS)干预措施。在许多正在推广这些mHealth干预措施的低收入和中等收入地区,死产以及新生儿和婴儿死亡情况很常见。当有人经历了丧子之痛时,mHealth解决方案若继续发送有关怀孕或婴儿护理的常规信息,而不加剧其情感压力和痛苦,这一点很重要。在这篇简短的观点论文中,我们认为母婴健康的短信项目需要做出调整,提供有关流产、死产和婴儿夭折的信息。