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R. Santos-Rocha

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Review Open access Oct 2026

Effectiveness of Mobile Applications for Promoting Healthy and Active Lifestyles During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review

Highlights What are the main findings? Across 20 randomised controlled trials evaluating 18 pregnancy- and postpartum-specific mHealth applications, most interventions demonstrated improvements in at least one behavioural or clinical outcome; however, effects were more consistently observed for lifestyle behaviours tha...

Laura Massa Alves, C. Mercê, A. Morais et al. · Healthcare · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

Using project management principles to plan the research and development project “Active Pregnancy”

This paper demonstrates how a principle-based interpretation of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) 8th Edition can enhance the initiating and planning phases of complex research projects, using a multicenter maternal health initiative—Active Pregnancy—as an illustrative case. Building on PMBoK’s emphasis...

R. Santos-Rocha, C. Nogueira-Silva, Rui Jorge et al. · Discover Public Health · 0 citations