Table 1.

Assessment questionnaire.

Domain	Questions
Pregnancy care and counselling	Does the app provide information about pregnancy? Does the app provide information about the woman’s rights during pregnancy (eg, at work, at school, and economical support)? Are prenatal risks and life-threatening conditions identified in the app? Does the app inform about maternal physiological and metabolic changes occurring during pregnancy? Does the app inform about the immunizations that the mother needs to receive? Does the app provide information about maternal or child services accessibility and contacts? Does the app provide information about available prenatal diagnostic tests? Does the app include physical exercises and workouts for women during pregnancy? Does the app provide pregnancy nutritional counselling for mothers? Does the app include personal hygiene practices for women during pregnancy? Does the app provide information about delivery? Does the app provide information about predelivery courses? Does the app provide month/trimester-related tips for pregnant women? Does the app provide a list of essentials for the hospital luggage? Does the app provide a list of free-of-charge and upon payment examinations during pregnancy?
Postnatal care and counselling for both mother and child	Does the app provide a list of essentials for the first welcome of the mother and baby at home? Does the app inform about maternal physiological and metabolic changes occurring during the postpartum period? Does the app include information about manifest neonatal complications and warning signs? Does the app offer information about postpartum mental disorders, such as postpartum depression and baby blues (eg, symptoms and coping strategies)? Does the app inform about the immunizations that mothers or newborns need during the first 1000 days? Does the app provide tips for the postpartum recovery process? Does the app provide practical tips on how to take care of the newborn (eg, hygiene, diapers’ changing, and burping)? Does the app provide postnatal nutritional counselling for mothers? Does the app provide a breastfeeding guide and support? Does the app report personal hygiene practices in the postnatal period? Does the app encompass methods for postpartum family planning and birth spacing?
Reminders and push notifications	Does the app allow to set reminders for medical appointments (eg, prenatal and postnatal check-ups, pediatric visits, and immunizations)? Does the app include push notification reminders for scheduled medications/immunizations? Does the app include push notification reminders when the pregnancy month/trimester begins? Does the app allow to schedule reminders for routine activities (eg, drinking, diapering, feeding, pumping, and sleeping)? Does the app allow users to change reminders and notifications settings?
Notes and records	Does the app require specifying the latest period date or the expected delivery date? Does the app allow the user to modify the expected delivery date following medical re-evaluation? Does the app allow to record physiological values of the mother (eg, pressure, temperature, and mood)? Does the app allow to record contractions or kicks? Does the app allow to record routine activities of the mother or the newborn (eg, drinking, steps, diapers changes, bottle feeding, and sleeping patterns/times)? Does the app allow to take note of the medical care the mother or the newborn has received (eg, medications and vaccination shots)? Does the app allow to track the newborn’s developmental milestones? Does the app record anthropometric measurements of the fetus (eg, height, weight, and head circumference)? Does the app record anthropometric measurements of the newborn (eg, height, weight, and head circumference)? Does the app record measurements of the mother’s weight at baseline and during pregnancy? Does the app record measurements of the mother’s weight in the postnatal period? Does the app allow the mother to create a sleep diary for herself? Does the app allow the mother to create a sleep diary for the newborn?
Social support	Is the app integrated with social networks (eg, Facebook and Twitter)? Is there a FAQ (frequently asked questions) page in the app? Does the app provide users with social mechanisms to interact with each other and share experiences (eg, community, forum, and chat)? Does the app provide users with social mechanisms to interact with health care staff (eg, community, forum, and chat)?
App technical features	Does the app ask users for authentication? Does the app present a privacy policy? If present, is that privacy policy properly written in Italian? Are all app contents freely available to the users (without any payment)? Are there specific inclusion criteria for full app usage (eg, national health service card, place of living, and certification by a health professional)? Does the app require to “sign” an informed consent for app usage? Does the app provide references about the provided contents? Does the app include a glossary of the most used medical terms? Does the app identify the scientific responsibility of the provided contents? Is there a possibility to back-up/restore data within the app? Is there a possibility to download data collected through the app? Does the app have multilanguage support? Does the app geolocalize the user to provide more detailed information? Does the app allow users to book visits, vaccinations, and checkups? Does the app allow users to update their account preferences? Does the app use a tone that is simple, informal, and friendly? Does the app adapt to screen orientation (both portrait and landscape)? Does the app learn user’s preferences over time? Does the app implement intuitive and predictable navigation patterns? Are the app contents validated by an institutional source (local, regional, or national)? Is the app a certified medical device according to Italian law? Does the app provide contents through different ways (eg, text, video, and audio)? Does the app ask about user satisfaction?