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Smartphone Applications to Support Perinatal Mental Health.

Erin Chang¹, Adam K Lewkowitz, Jennifer A Unger

¹Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island; and the Department of Pediatrics, Lurie Children's Hospital, and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

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Few smartphone apps for perinatal mental health have evidence. Rigorous evaluation is needed to ensure safety and effectiveness for maternal mental health care.

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Area of Science:

Digital health
Perinatal mental health
Evidence-based interventions

Background:

Smartphone applications (apps) are increasingly marketed for perinatal mental health support.
The evidence base for these digital tools remains largely unevaluated.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the current landscape and evidence supporting smartphone applications for perinatal mental health.
To assess the quality of evidence for apps targeting maternal mental health outcomes.

Main Methods:

Systematic search of Apple App Store and Google Play Store (April-May 2025).
Inclusion criteria: marketed to US perinatal individuals, aimed to improve mental health.
Extracted app features and cross-referenced PubMed/ClinicalTrials.gov for efficacy studies, graded using USPSTF criteria.

Main Results:

Identified 587 apps; 38 met inclusion criteria.
Only 3 apps (8%) had peer-reviewed evidence (1 Grade B, 2 Grade I).
Six apps (16%) had ongoing trials; most lacked rigorous evaluation.

Conclusions:

Despite widespread availability, most perinatal mental health apps lack robust evidence of efficacy and safety.
Urgent need for evidence-based digital interventions and caution in marketing unproven tools.
Prioritizing development and evaluation of digital perinatal mental health solutions is critical for value-based care.