Table 4-. Initial Evaluation of PPD Market Products and MomMind.
| Application Name | Example of Digital Feature related to PPD Health Literacy | Sample Health Literacy Content | Flesch-Kincaid Reading Grade Level |
Cognitive Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moment Health | “Community”: Link to Facebook group where participants can write posts to discuss PPD topics and ask questions to fellow new parents. | Not Available | Not Applicable | Understanding PPD-related information from user posts |
| PPD Act | Weekly tips to better manage PPD symptoms. | “Protected sleep time is critical for women thatsuffer from PPD. Aim for at least 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep at night” | 10.1 | Applying weekly tips into routine behavior |
| MGHPDS | Link to the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Women’s Mental Health website, containing recent PPD research articles. | “Although new mothers describe breastfeeding asa meaningful and fulfilling aspect of caring for their infants, breastfeeding is also a common source of stress and anxiety.” | 13.1 | Analyzing information from research articles |
| Postpartum Depression | PPD education modules which present information in a Question-and-Answer format, and modules with recommendations to alleviate PPD symptoms. | “Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that can affect women after childbirth. Mothers withpostpartum depression experience feelings of extreme sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion that may make it difficult for them to complete dailycare activities for themselves or for others” |
13.7 | Remembering information from PPD education modules |
| Post Pregnancy Recovery | Topic modules concentrating on physical recovery in the postpartum period; one module is dedicated to PPD information. | “The postpartum period refers to the first six weeks after childbirth. This is a joyous time, butit’s also a period of adjustment and healing for mothers. During these weeks, you’ll bond with your baby and you’ll have a post-delivery checkup with your doctor” |
8 | Remembering information from PPD topic modules |
| MomMind | “My library” (described in Table 2). | “In fact, 6% of pregnant women and 10% of newmothers experience anxiety. This can occur along with depression, or on its own.” |
6.8 | Recall information from library content |