Table 1

Bibliometric overview

IDAuthor(s)TitleJournal/ConfCountry (region)YearSource
01Lund et al12Mobile Phone Intervention Reduces Perinatal Mortality in Zanzibar: Secondary Outcomes of a Cluster Randomized Controlled TrialJMIR mHealth and uHealthTanzania (Zanzibar)2014PubMed
02Masoi & Kibusi9Improving pregnant women’s knowledge on danger signs and birth preparedness practices using an interactive mobile messaging alert system in Dodoma region, Tanzania: a controlled quasi-experimental studyReproductive HealthTanzania (Dodoma)2019
03Nuhu et al8Impact of mobile health on maternal and child health service utilization and continuum of care in Northern GhanaScientific ReportsGhana2023
04Alhaidari et al27Feasibility and acceptability of text messaging to support antenatal healthcare in Iraqi pregnant women: A pilot study.Journal of Perinatal MedicineIraq2018Scopus
05Ronen et al10Evaluation of a two-way SMS messaging strategy to reduce neonatal mortality: rationale, design and methods of the Mobile WACh NEO randomised controlled trial in Kenya.BMJ OpenKenya2021AISeL
06Batool et al33Maternal complications: Nuances in mobile interventions for maternal health in urban PakistanProceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and DevelopmentPakistan2017Google Scholar
07Atnafu et al28The role of mHealth intervention on maternal and child health service delivery: findings from a randomized controlled field trial in rural EthiopiamHealthEthiopia2017
08Omole et al31The effect of mobile phone short message service on maternal health in south‐west NigeriaThe International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementNigeria2018
09Thompson et al32Connecting mothers to care: Effectiveness and scale-up of an mHealth program in Timor-Leste.Journal of Global HealthTimor-Leste2019
10Muhoza et al24A mobile-based technology to improve male involvement in antenatal care.Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research JournalUganda2022
11Oliveira-Ciabati et al34SISPRENACEL - MHealth tool to empower PRENACEL strategy.Procedia Computer ScienceBrazil2017Science Direct
12Kawakatsu et al35Cost-effectiveness of SMS appointment reminders in increasing vaccination uptake in Lagos, Nigeria: A multi-centered randomised controlled trialVaccineNigeria2020