Abstract
<p>Over the years, physicians and other medical personnel have lamented the ever-increasing prevalence of physical inactivity and low awareness amongst pregnant women all over the world and especially in Saudi Arabia. The physicians argue that pregnant women are continuously placing their lives at risk by ignoring physical activity and low awareness. Similarly, the pregnant women who rarely participate in physical activity and awareness programs are accredited with risking the lives of their babies. As a result, professional medics have been trying to come up with innovative strategies that can promote physical activity and improve health awareness amongst the pregnant women for a long time. In recent years, the world has experienced a massive shift towards technology-based solutions for nearly every aspect of life.</p>In the health industry, mHealth has become a key trend as tech companies liaise with medical practitioners in pursuit of technological solutions to diverse health concerns. With this understanding, the current paper provides a vivid analysis of a newly-developed technological system designed to facilitating communication between pregnant women and healthcare providers, increase interactions amongst pregnant women, as well as motivate them to increase their participation in physical activities and remote monitoring of their babies. Unlike most mHealth initiatives that provide specific functionalities, the current system is an all-inclusive system offering a combination of all functionalities available through individual pregnancy monitoring systems. The newly-developed system aims to empower pregnant with enough awareness of pregnancy and also to do more physical activity using advanced technology of internet of things and mobile health technology specially in remote areas.
Highlights
Pregnancy denotes the period between conception and delivery
The current paper provides a vivid analysis of a newly-developed technological system designed to facilitating communication between pregnant women and healthcare providers, increase interactions amongst pregnant women, as well as motivate them to increase their participation in physical activities and remote monitoring of their babies
According to data gathered and published by the Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook, the birth rate in Saudi Arabia pregnancy rate stands at 18.3 births / 1,000 population (1)
Summary
Pregnancy denotes the period between conception and delivery. In normal conditions, it takes roughly 40 weeks. The importance of PA increases during pregnancy to maintain solid health for both the women and her foetus (2). Physical activity helps pregnant women to control their weight (3)(4) as well as minimize the probability of contracting gestational diabetes and early delivery (5). Pregnant women claim that they would double their activeness in physical activity if they receive guidance on how to conduct PA during prenatal care (8). Several studies identify low educational level and poor income as obstacles that prevent pregnant women from engaging in continuous PA (8). The recent innovations in the field of mobile technology have contributed significantly to the health care industry. Mobile health technology plays an important role in improving the maternity health of women in low income areas. Mobile health provide a medium for communicating with the women frequently. Con!dentiality and privacy in mobile health are major concerns because absence of proper data security measures can lead to leakage of confidential and personal information (11)
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