Objective: Given the growing popularity of health Apps, this study aimed to evaluate popular pregnancy Apps among Australian women.
Design: Ten popular pregnancy mobile device Apps accessible within Australia were assessed using the Deakin Health E-technologies Assessment Lab (HEAL) framework, the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) and other context-specific criteria.
Results: Most Apps were robust in use and user-friendly in terms of design. Based on the HEAL assessment, all the Apps scored between 70 and 89 out of 120. Only two of the ten Apps were locally hosted and operated. Only one App could search local health services using Victorian postcodes. All ten Apps were aligned with various privacy policy guidelines, but only one was reported to be fully aligned with the APP as it is locally hosted and operated. None of the Apps had accessibility features such as for visual or hearing difficulties. Only one App could be assessed as able to interface with the electronic medical record system in Australia due to a lack of publicly available information on this capability.
Conclusions: Due to privacy concerns, pregnancy Apps accessible in Australia should be used with caution unless care is taken to select an App that fully complies with local requirements or international equivalents. All Apps were subjectively rated as moderate in quality, and more attention to accessibility and privacy features by App developers is recommended, along with the focus on integration with Australian digital health services.
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