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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

MARZO 2016 N° 2 Volumen 19

The use of SMS as a health-promotion tool in pregnant women

Section: Hands on

How to quote

Fernández Aranda MI. El uso de SMS como herramienta de promoción de la salud de la mujer gestante. Metas Enferm mar 2016; 19(2): 74-77.

Authors

Mª Isabel Fernández Aranda

Position

Matrona. Hospital Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla. Experta universitaria en Estadística Aplicada a las Ciencias de la Salud, Nutrición en Salud Pública, Seguridad Alimentaria y Educación del Consumidor y Promoción de la Salud en la Comunidad

Contact address

Mª Isabel Fernández Aranda. Grupo Parque Atlántico, 5-planta 8, puerta 8. 41008 Sevilla.

Contact email: maribel.fernandez.aranda@gmail.com

Abstract

The use of mobile phones for the prevention and promotion of health in patients has demonstrated to be a field with great potential, due to the characteristics of universality, mobility, instant access, and direct communication offered by these devices. Text messages in particular have become an important means of information transmission, and the adequate way to develop active preventive policies for health promotion. The most recent papers on this subject, which affect pregnant women, are focused on health promotion in pregnant women and pre and post natal support, the improvement in hospital management, the control of chronic diseases such as diabetes in pregnancy, and abandoning unhealthy habits such as smoking. Other actions are linked to the prevention of common risk factors such as an unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, and drinking alcohol during pregnancy, as well as monitoring pregnant women in cases of pre-eclampsia. The objective of this article is to analyze the results of documented experiences in health promotion among pregnant women, through the use of text messages to mobile phones in the stages of pregnancy and puerperium, presenting its future use as one more complement of telemedicine.

Keywords:

SMS messages; mHealth; education for health; Information and Communication Technologies; pregnant woman; midwife

Versión en Español

Título:

El uso de SMS como herramienta de promoción de la salud de la mujer gestante