SmartMom Text Messaging for Prenatal Education: A Qualitative Focus Group Study to Explore Canadian Women’s Perceptions

Sarah Munro   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Amber Hui   ³ , MA ;   Vanessa Salmons   ⁴ , BSN, RN ;   Carolyn Solomon   ⁵ , BSN, RN ;   Emily Gemmell   ³ , BSc ;   Nahal Torabi   ⁶ , BSc ;   Patricia A Janssen   ³ , BSN, MPH, PhD

¹ Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

² The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States

³ School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

⁴ Maternal, Infant, Child and Youth, Public Health, Northern Health Authority, Quesnel, BC, Canada

⁵ Maternal and Women’s Health, Public Health Services Branch, Population and Public Health Division, British Columbia Ministry of Health, Victoria, BC, Canada

⁶ Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada