A psycho-educational intervention programme for parents with SGA foetuses supported by an adaptive mHealth system: design, proof of concept and usability assessment

Table 4 Differences in the obstetrics risks, sex of the baby, birth outcomes, stress and depression of mothers and partners who finished the mHealth-supported programme

	Experimental group (mHealth programme) N = 15 couples	Control group (Usual care) N = 24 couples	p
Obstetric risks of mothers
Spontaneous	9 (60%)	4 (15%)	0.017*
Operative vaginal	3 (20%)	7 (31%)
Caesarean	3 (20%)	13 (54%)
Sex of the baby
Male	7 (46.7%)	8 (53.3%)	0.695
Female	8 (53.3%)	7 (46.7%)	0.695
Birth outcomes
Baby weight at birth	2.560 (2.450–2.850)	2.070 (1.810–2.565)	0.043*
Gestational age at birth	38 (37–39)	37 (34.5–38)	0.044*
Preterm	2 (13.3%)	7 (46.7%)	0.026*
Full term	13 (86.7%)	8 (53.3%)
Small gestational age (SGA)	13 (86.7%)	15 (100%)	0.132
Appropriate for gestational age (AGA)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0%)
Mother stress (T2)	18.50 (14.75–23)	25 (23–31)	0.000**
Partner stress (T2)	15 (15–19.75)	19(16.50–20)	0.538
Mother depression (T2)	11 (8–14.75)	16.50 (15–17)	0.534
Partner depression (T2)	7.5 (7–8)	7(5–9)	0.857

Data are presented as n (%), chi-square test for type of delivery, studies and profession of the mother and partner. Median (interquartile range), Mann Whitney U test for weight and stress of the mother and partner. Stress is measured with the PSS scale (0–40) high score representing high stress level. Depression is measured with the EPDS scale (0–30). Cut-off values of 10 or more are indicative of depression
*\(p<0.05\), **\(p<0.01\)

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