Focus group data: desired features in the MommaConnect digital health platform
| Focus group question prompts | Desired features |
|---|---|
| What do you think of the content? Is MommaConnect content culturally relevant to you? | Needs more culturally congruent content. |
| How can the design of MommaConnect help support you in your relationships with family? | Needs the capability of storing information from therapy sessions (e.g., skills discussed in sessions, and assigned homework). |
| How do you think it can help you with PPD? | Needs mechanisms to track symptoms and progress in therapy. Needs ways to address mental health stigma within the digital healthcare platform. |
| What do you think of the design of MommaConnect? What do you like/dislike about the wireframes? | Needs functionality to schedule appointments and contact the provider between sessions, contact information for emergent needs, and forums to chat with other mothers experiencing PPD. |
| How do you think MommaConnect can help you handle challenges with taking care of your baby? | Needs psychoeducation content about PPD and infant development. |
PPD: postpartum depression