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Evaluation of Breastfeeding App Features: Content Analysis Study.

Lauren M Dinour¹, Antoinette Pole²

¹Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, College of Education and Human Services, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, United States.

JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting

|October 26, 2022

Summary

Higher-rated breastfeeding apps offer more tracking features, particularly for feeding and infant care. These features significantly influence user ratings, highlighting the potential of mobile health apps to support infant feeding practices.

Keywords:

bottle feeding breastfeeding breastmilk expression consumer health informatics cross-sectional study infant care infant food infant health mobile apps smartphone

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Area of Science:

Mobile Health (mHealth) applications
Infant nutrition and feeding behaviors
User experience and app design

Background:

Despite widespread smartphone use, less than half of US adults utilize health apps.
Breastfeeding apps are a subset of health apps with varying features and user satisfaction.
Limited understanding exists regarding features influencing breastfeeding app ratings.

Purpose of the Study:

Characterize features of available breastfeeding applications.
Compare feature sets of high-rated versus low-rated breastfeeding apps.
Identify features that predict user star ratings and app classification (higher/lower rated).

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional analysis of 82 breastfeeding apps from iOS and Android platforms.
Content analysis using an 87-item schema, compiled into 9 topical indices.
Statistical analysis including descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, Spearman correlations, and regression models.

Main Results:

Average user rating for breastfeeding apps was 4.4 out of 5 stars.
Higher-rated apps (≥4.5 stars) featured more tracking capabilities across feeding and infant care categories.
Breastfeeding and solid-food tracking features significantly predicted higher user ratings, with each additional feature increasing ratings and odds of being higher-rated.

Conclusions:

User ratings for breastfeeding apps are substantially influenced by the presence of tracking features, especially for breastfeeding and solid food intake.
Mobile health apps can effectively support parents in monitoring infant feeding behaviors comprehensively.
Breastfeeding applications hold significant potential to promote and enhance breastfeeding practices.