PowerMom - Healthy Pregnancy
Pregnant women are one of the least studied populations in medical research. Despite numerous routine visits to the doctor to monitor basic physiological changes, there are still gaps in our knowledge about how these changes vary by subpopulations such as race, age and pre-existing conditions, and how they may impact both maternal and fetal health outcomes.
Researchers at the Scripps Research Translational Institute have launched a new digital research platform called PowerMom that enables pregnant women anywhere in the United States to contribute their health information to the study using a smartphone app.
Study Information
This Mother's Day, give the gift of maternal health by aiding research, Times of San Diego, May 2022
Tech-savvy study aims to cut maternal and infant health disparities, KPBS Midday Edition, May 2022
Scripps researcher promotes study aiming to help Black maternal health, CBS 8, April 2022
Digital platforms are changing the future of Black maternal health, Healthline, 2022
Tipping the power in pregnancy, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint, January 2022
New research consortium to tackle maternal health disparities with digital technologies, December 2021 (Press release)
Why I chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine at 32 weeks pregnant, Marie Claire, January 2021
SRTI, WebMD team on study to better understand pregnancy health, Health Data Management, December 2018
Transforming pregnancy research with a smartphone app, September 2018 (Press release)
Mobile Technology Shakes Up Pregnancy Research, TSRI News & Views, 2017