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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88913, first published .
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Socially Embedded Digital Coaching Platform to Promote Healthy Lifestyle and Mental Health in Underprivileged (Pre)Pregnant Couples and Young Families (Our Smart Family Buddy Program): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Socially Embedded Digital Coaching Platform to Promote Healthy Lifestyle and Mental Health in Underprivileged (Pre)Pregnant Couples and Young Families (Our Smart Family Buddy Program): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Teuntje Wieles   1 , MD, MSc ;   Hilmar Bijma   1, 2 , MD, PhD ;   Ageeth Rosman   1, 3 , PhD ;   Ineke Bolt   4 , PhD ;   Marina Bos-de Vos   5 , PhD ;   Isabelle Fabbricotti   6 , PhD ;   Annelli Janssen   7 , PhD ;   Koen Joosten   8 , MD, PhD ;   Evangelos Niforatos   5 , PhD ;   Valentijn Visch   5 , PhD ;   Régine Steegers-Theunissen   1, 9 , MD, PhD, MSc

1 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2 Department of Care Ethics, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands

3 Innovation Center of Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands

4 Section Medical Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

5 Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

6 Department of Health Services Management and Organization, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

7 The Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands

8 Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

9 Sophia's Children Hospital, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Corresponding Author:

  • Régine Steegers-Theunissen, MD, PhD, MSc
  • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Erasmus MC
  • Dr Molewaterplein 40
  • Rotterdam
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 0107040704
  • Email: r.steegers@erasmusmc.nl