Importance of Engaging Partners in Digital Postpartum Depression Prevention: Qualitative Study
Authors:
- Adam Korrick LewkowitzALAdam Korrick Lewkowitz
- Liana LumLLLiana Lum
- Katrina UrsinoKUKatrina Ursino
- Melissa GuillenMGMelissa Guillen
- Gabriela GarciaGGGabriela Garcia
- Sarai K SalesSSSarai K Sales
- Saloni TanejaSTSaloni Taneja
- Crystal F WareCWCrystal F Ware
- William A GrobmanWGWilliam A Grobman
- Caron ZlotnickCZCaron Zlotnick
- Kate M GuthrieKGKate M Guthrie
- Emily S MillerEMEmily S Miller
Open Access
- 8 December 2025
- journal article
- Published by JMIR Publications Inc. in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
- Vol. 8, e71764
Abstract
Participants in qualitative interviews designed to optimize the adaptation of a maternal postpartum depression intervention into a novel smartphone app noted that the app could be more useful if were delivered simultaneously to both parents; this calls for additional research on the feasibility and effectiveness of digital dyadic or stand-alone partner interventions to prevent postpartum depression.Keywords
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