Table 5. Information mobile applications provide and their noteworthy features.
| Mobile app title or description | Study | Information provided or suggested/noteworthy features |
|---|---|---|
| Untitled IFDC mobile application | Banerjee et al. (2020) | Intention to provide reliable and detailed educational information |
| Mobile app part of a family integrated care bundle | Diary for parents to record their neonatal journey | |
| Developmental timeline to support parents in forming appropriate expectations of their infant | ||
| NICU-2-Home | Garfield et al. (2016), (2022) | Passport-to-Home: |
| • Place for parents to track baby’s medical information, feeding, baby items, and home set up | ||
| • Tracking completion of different items, including CPR training, with a virtual stamp | ||
| Education Center: | ||
| • Curated, multi-media educational information pertaining to infant and self-care | ||
| • Topics include preemie infant brain development, diapering, and feeding tips | ||
| Baby Connect©: | ||
| • Daily tracking tool for parents to record their infant’s activities | ||
| MoodTracker: | ||
| • Place for parents to record their mood scores and observe their partners’ mood changes over time in either list or graph format | ||
| Resource Center: | ||
| • Additional information including tips for using the app, health website links, list of common questions related to NICU infants | ||
| Notes: | ||
| • Place for parents to track items, questions, or concerns they may have about their infant | ||
| PretermConnect | Jani et al. (2021) | Community forum: |
| • Digital bulletin board for participants to exchange messages | ||
| MyHealth feature: | ||
| • Information about mother, baby, and elements of the birth experience; use of trackers to monitor health-promoting behaviors | ||
| Birth Stories: | ||
| • Preterm delivery experience from mothers’ perspectives | ||
| Baby University à Library: | ||
| • Health educational library | ||
| Push notifications: | ||
| • Positivity, self-care, and encouragement daily notifications for mothers | ||
| Theoretical application not yet developed | Lakshmanan et al. (2022) | Path Planning: |
| Suggested app content based upon provider and parent priorities | • Clear discharge summaries | |
| • Connection to patient navigators | ||
| Information: | ||
| • Access to and use of medications, durable medical equipment | ||
| • Information and referral updates for Early Intervention services | ||
| Support: | ||
| • Connection to community-based services | ||
| • Access to mental health services | ||
| Untitled mHealth application | Phagdol et al. (2022) | Integration of remote monitoring of infant growth and development for early detection of growth impairment and developmental delay |
| App designed and developed as part of an ongoing randomized controlled trial | Health information that is updated, validated, and complete, covering all the aspects of preterm home care with relevant images and instructional videos | |
| Multiple mobile apps highlighted through this systematic app review | Richardson et al. (2019) | Most frequently addressed topics of the apps evaluated were breastfeeding or feeding, growth and development, and illness or health issues |
| Babble | Spargo et al. (2018) | Generic neonatal topics: |
| • Feeding | ||
| • Routine checks and tests | ||
| • Equipment | ||
| • Gestational expectations | ||
| • Advice for dads | ||
| • Expected problems and common neonatal diseases | ||
| • How to keep babies safe | ||
| • Medications | ||
| Local topics: | ||
| • Information about NICU environment | ||
| • Staff and practices | ||
| • Preparing to go home | ||
| • How to find help once discharged from the NICU | ||
| Key milestones record: | ||
| • Journal entries | ||
| • Photo album | ||
| • Content shareable with family and friends via email, social media | ||
| Patient stories |
IFDC, integrated family delivered care; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.