Table 2.
Most commonly texted MILKa keywords.
Keyword | Timing of texts with a keyword prompt | Topical area | Number of participants texting, n |
Sleep | Postpartum, weeks 6 and 7 | Week 6: Maximizing sleep length/quality for the breastfed infant; Week 7: Tips for consolidating sleep for the breastfeeding mother | 68; 54 |
Schedule | Postpartum, week 6 | Norms for sleeping/feeding pattern emergence in infants; tips for encouraging the formation of desired sleeping/feeding habits | 65 |
Norms | Postpartum, week 4 | Average milk intake volume and weight gain for a 3- to 4-week-old infant | 59 |
Reasons | Postpartum, week 5 | Potential rationale for perceived decrease in milk volume between postpartum weeks 5 and 6 | 54 |
Sign | Postpartum, week 2 | Indicators of satiety among breastfed infants | 54 |
aMILK: Mobile, semiautomated text message-–based Intervention to prevent perceived Low or insufficient milK supply.