Table 3.

The extracted Self-care functionalities of pregnancy self-care mobile apps

Self-care Function	Function Description
Constant consultations	Breath exercises: Doing the right breathing exercises Mental health: Asking questions about the mother’s mood and sending the right motivational message to her Signs and symptoms: Entering daily signs and symptoms and managing common or high-risk pregnancy conditions Daily care: Includes evaluation of high-risk behaviors, common complaints and danger signs, trauma, general maternal condition, physical examination, and personal hygiene Blood sugar & gestational diabetes: Pregnancy blood sugar checking Sleep hours: Tracking mother’s daily sleep hours Weight and diet: Tracking mother’s weight based on calories consumed on a daily basis Physical activity: Tracking amount of pregnancy exercise, yoga, or walking on a daily basis Medications: Mothers’ medications and supplements data entry to consult Abdomen size: Recording abdominal circumference and fetal growth rate according to gestational age Temperament: Basal body temperature increasing Heart rate: Checking the mother’s daily heart rate Blood pressure: Blood pressure screening for hypertensive care
Track the fetus’s condition	Blood group prediction: Fetus blood group prediction based on the parents’ blood group Kicks counting and checking fetal movement: Monitoring fetus health by paying attention to its movements, continuous recording of fetal movements attributes such as its duration and intervals Illustrating fetal size with various objects: Showing fetal size based on its resemblance to fruits, vegetables, or objects tangible to parents for easier understanding Calculating fetal age and its weekly growth: Calculating gestational age, fetal size, and weight, in weeks, millimeters, and grams, respectively, based on the date of the last menstrual period. Uterine contraction timer: Controlling uterine contractions and alert delivery date
Reminders	Appointment: Doctors and midwives visit reminding Medications administration: Medications reminding Tests: Clinical tests reminding Note writing: Daily notes writing and documenting previous and current pregnancies records Sonography: Sonography reminding
Clinical examination	Examining mother’s medical conditions
Supportive assistance	Helping to choose a proper clinician Emergency call