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MommaConnect: A project on postpartum depression and its impact on maternal mental and infant health

The MommaConnect project is rooted in the compelling research and statistics surrounding postpartum depression (PPD) and its impact on maternal mental health and infant outcomes. PPD affects approximately 1 in 5 women, with higher rates observed among African American/Black (AA/B) women after giving birth. The adverse effects of untreated PPD include chronic and treatment-resistant depression, functional impairment, dysfunctional family relationships, and increased suicide risk in mothers. Furthermore, PPD negatively affects mother-infant interaction, leading to decreased attention to infant safety, reduced breastfeeding rates, and poor infant developmental outcomes. Infants of mothers with PPD are at significant risk for long-term cognitive, emotional, and neurobehavioral issues. Access to specialized mental healthcare for AA/B women with PPD is limited, exacerbating healthcare disparities. MommaConnect addresses these challenges by offering evidence-based therapies, such as Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Mother-Baby Interaction Therapy (MBI), targeting both mothers with PPD and their infants. By leveraging a tailored mHealth platform, MommaConnect improves treatment accessibility, reduces mental health stigma, and addresses social determinants of health. It provides a comprehensive and innovative approach to perinatal mental health, aiming to enhance therapy sessions, facilitate ongoing monitoring and support, and ultimately improve outcomes for AA/B mothers and their infants. MBC is one of only three programs that target intensive mental health treatment among low-income postpartum women of color. MommaConnect’s innovative features include: ● MommaConnect combines evidence-based therapies for maternal mental health and mother-infant interaction. ● MommaConnect utilizes a customized digital platform for remote psychotherapy and support. ● MommaConnect overcomes access barriers by offering online/offline capabilities and targeting low-income postpartum women (African American/Black mothers with PPD). ● MommaConnect enables patient data collection and promotes collaborative treatment decisions between clinicians and patients.

Category Mobile app development + 4

MommaConnect for mothers

The MommaConnect project is rooted in the compelling research and statistics surrounding postpartum depression (PPD) and its impact on maternal mental health and infant outcomes. PPD affects approximately 1 in 5 women, with higher rates observed among African American/Black (AA/B) women after giving birth. The adverse effects of untreated PPD include chronic and treatment-resistant depression, functional impairment, dysfunctional family relationships, and increased suicide risk in mothers. Furthermore, PPD negatively affects mother-infant interaction, leading to decreased attention to infant safety, reduced breastfeeding rates, and poor infant developmental outcomes. Infants of mothers with PPD are at significant risk for long-term cognitive, emotional, and neurobehavioral issues. Access to specialized mental healthcare for AA/B women with PPD is limited, exacerbating healthcare disparities. MommaConnect addresses these challenges by offering evidence-based therapies, such as Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Mother-Baby Interaction Therapy (MBI), targeting both mothers with PPD and their infants. By leveraging a tailored mHealth platform, MommaConnect improves treatment accessibility, reduces mental health stigma, and addresses social determinants of health. It provides a comprehensive and innovative approach to perinatal mental health, aiming to enhance therapy sessions, facilitate ongoing monitoring and support, and ultimately improve outcomes for AA/B mothers and their infants. MBC is one of only three programs that target intensive mental health treatment among low-income postpartum women of color. MommaConnect’s innovative features include: MommaConnect combines evidence-based therapies for maternal mental health and mother-infant interaction. MommaConnect utilizes a customized digital platform for remote psychotherapy and support. MommaConnect overcomes access barriers by offering online/offline capabilities and targeting low-income postpartum women (African American/Black mothers with PPD). MommaConnect enables the collection of patient data and promotes collaborative treatment decisions between clinicians and patients.

MommaConnect

OC-DETECT: home-based screening for early oral cancer detection

Oral cancer is a major public health problem in India. It is estimated 267 million people in India use tobacco in some form with approximately 199 million people being users of smokeless tobacco alone. In 2018, India accounted for one-third of the global burden of oral cancer (OC) cases and mortality with 119,992 new cases and 72,616 deaths. More OC screenings are needed due to the high alcohol and tobacco consumption rates. Prevention, early detection through screenings, and timely and appropriate referrals to treatment are the most effective approaches to reducing OC morbidity and mortality. The most frequent risk factors for OC are frequent tobacco consumption (SLT or smoking), alcohol consumption, dietary deficiencies, positive family history of OC, viral infections like HPV, and poor oral hygiene. OC-DETECT will provide a low-cost solution focused on improving education and providing family educators with skills to support a home-based screening for early OC detection for at-risk individuals. Innovative components include simple mHealth screenings for early detection . Screenings for tobacco and alcohol use, as well as signs and symptoms of OC, will be delivered via mobile devices and administered periodically by family members using a checklist screening instrument . The mobile app will provide a step-by-step guide for a family member to take multiple images of the oral cavity. These images will be stitched together to create a virtual 3D image of the patient’s mouth. Using an algorithm that incorporates the screening results in combination with the oral cavity photos, OC-DETECT will display a risk assessment (binary: low and high). All patients will be required to visit the doctor for an in-person appointment after this to confirm the diagnosis. OC-DETECT will also support education using microlearning content and provide in-app reminders to patients and family members to conduct routine screenings.

OC-DETECT: home-based screening for early oral cancer detection

Project Background and Description Oral cancer is a major public health problem in India. It is estimated 267 million people in India use tobacco in some form with approximately 199 million people being users of smokeless tobacco alone. In 2018, India accounted for one-third of the global burden of oral cancer (OC) cases and mortality with 119,992 new cases and 72,616 deaths. More OC screenings are needed due to the high alcohol and tobacco consumption rates. Prevention, early detection through screenings, and timely and appropriate referrals to treatment are the most effective approaches to reducing OC morbidity and mortality. The most frequent risk factors for OC are frequent tobacco consumption (SLT or smoking), alcohol consumption, dietary deficiencies, positive family history of OC, viral infections like HPV, and poor oral hygiene. OC-DETECT will provide a low-cost solution focused on improving education and providing family educators with skills to support a home-based screening for early OC detection for at-risk individuals. Innovative components include simple mHealth screenings for early detection . Screenings for tobacco and alcohol use, as well as signs and symptoms of OC, will be delivered via mobile devices and administered periodically by family members using a checklist screening instrument . The mobile app will provide a step-by-step guide for a family member to take multiple images of the oral cavity. These images will be stitched together to create a virtual 3D image of the patient’s mouth. Using an algorithm that incorporates the screening results in combination with the oral cavity photos, OC-DETECT will display a risk assessment (binary: low and high). All patients will be required to visit the doctor for an in-person appointment after this to confirm the diagnosis. OC-DETECT will also support education using microlearning content and provide in-app reminders to patients and family members to conduct routine screenings. Project Scope We have successfully developed low-fidelity wireframes for OCDETECT catering to three distinct end users: students (family members of at-risk individuals), clinicians, and community health workers (CHWs). To take our design to the next level, we are looking to collaborate with SpringBoard designers to enhance our existing low-fidelity wireframes and transform them into high-fidelity/interactive wireframes for user testing and development.

MommaConnect: A project on postpartum depression and its impact on maternal mental and infant health

What is the problem your company is trying to solve by having this work done? What are your criteria for success? The MommaConnect project is rooted in the compelling research and statistics surrounding postpartum depression (PPD) and its impact on maternal mental health and infant outcomes. PPD affects approximately 1 in 5 women, with higher rates observed among African American/Black (AA/B) women after giving birth. The adverse effects of untreated PPD include chronic and treatment-resistant depression, functional impairment, dysfunctional family relationships, and increased suicide risk in mothers. Furthermore, PPD negatively affects mother-infant interaction, leading to decreased attention to infant safety, reduced breastfeeding rates, and poor infant developmental outcomes. Infants of mothers with PPD are at significant risk for long-term cognitive, emotional, and neurobehavioral issues. Access to specialized mental healthcare for AA/B women with PPD is limited, exacerbating healthcare disparities. MommaConnect addresses these challenges by offering evidence- based therapies, such as Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Mother-Baby Interaction Therapy (MBI), targeting both mothers with PPD and their infants. By leveraging a tailored mHealth platform, MommaConnect improves treatment accessibility, reduces mental health stigma, and addresses social determinants of health. It provides a comprehensive and innovative approach to perinatal mental health, aiming to enhance therapy sessions, facilitate ongoing monitoring and support, and ultimately improve outcomes for AA/B mothers and their infants. MBC is one of only three programs that target intensive mental health treatment among low-income postpartum women of color. MommaConnect’s innovative features include: ● MommaConnect combines evidence-based therapies for maternal mental health and mother-infant interaction. ● MommaConnect utilizes a customized digital platform for remote psychotherapy and support. ● MommaConnect overcomes access barriers by offering online/offline capabilities and targeting low-income postpartum women (African American/Black mothers with PPD). ● MommaConnect enables the collection of patient data and promotes collaborative treatment decisions between clinicians and patients.

Category UI design + 1

Kuleanet Mobile App Design and Testing

Project Background and Description African American/Black (AA/B) women have the lowest BF initiation and EBF rates among all racial ethnicities in the US. Approximately 73.7% of AA/B women initiate BF (versus 86.7% white women) with only 21.2% of AA/B infants being exclusively breastfed at six months. AA/B women experience barriers on various socio-ecological levels to initiating, continuing BF, and maintaining EBF (e.g., discontinuing BF or introducing supplements and other foods). KULEA-NET will provide comprehensive BF support to nurture and support AA/B women in BF initiation and EBF, and include the following innovative features: a) Social marketing and health branding to promote EBF as a socially desirable behavior; b) Micro-learning educational content to improve the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to EBF; c) Support network communication tools leveraging asynchronous communication that allow mothers to communicate with her BF supporters, peers, and lactation professional supports; d) Context-aware delivery framework that will capitalize on user information such as date of delivery, feeding and diaper log data, and location variables to provide timely feedback, content, and guidance; and e) a Virtual community support network bringing together AA/B mothers and their spouse/family members, and fostering a community of mutual support. For the project, we are doing an iteration on the development of a mobile app for breastfeeding African American/Black women. For the Springboard team, we want the team to develop initial mock-ups and test them with African American/Black women. We have components of the app ready and we would like the team to start the design/development of initial wireframes.

KUKUA APP Project Scope

Project Background and Description In the United States (US), 73% of scientists and engineers are white with less than 2% being African American (AA) women. While AA girls and women comprise 7% of the US population, they are significantly underrepresented in STEM education and professions. Commonly cited barriers to engagement and retention of AA girls and women in STEM fields include gender and racial stereotypes that threaten how they evaluate themselves, absence of role models, inability to see oneself as a “STEM person,” and lack of interest and confidence in STEM subjects. We are developing Kukua - an innovative, fun, and engaging, early childhood STEM as a promotion intervention program for AA girls (4–8 years-old). Kukua will increase STEM skills development and interest from observational, play-based learning, and role modeling. The specific goal of the project is to develop a prototype of the Kukua program with a smart doll, animated video series, and a mobile app, initially for AA girls between the ages of 4-8 years old. For the project, we are doing an initial iteration of the development of a mobile app for AA girls ages 4 – 8. For the Springboard project, we want to develop initial mock-ups and test them with the AA girls and their mothers. We have some initial themes/concepts drafted based on the focus group sessions and we would like for the team to work on design iterations.