The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of utilizing smartphone apps in improving pregnant
women's knowledge and practices towards pandemic COVID-19 precautionary measures.
Materials and method: A quasi-experimental pre-posttest design was used. The study was
conducted at antenatal clinics in Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt. Purposive sample technique
was applied and included fifty-seven high-risk pregnant women. Data was collected through a
structured interview questionnaire, an online electronic survey on the Google platform to assess the
level of knowledge and practices regarding covid-19 precautionary measures, and the Satisfaction
Likert scale. Results: There was a statistically significant improvement among the pregnant women
regarding covid-19 knowledge in favor of post-intervention (P<0.001) as the percentage of good
levels increased from 19.3 before intervention to 77.2% after the intervention. Likewise, there was a
significantly (P<0.001) higher average practical score after the intervention, and a good practice
level significantly (P<0.001) improved from 12.3% before intervention to 89.5% after the
intervention. It was evident that there was a significant, mild, positive correlation between the
knowledge score of the studied women after intervention and their scores of reported practical
preventive measures (r=+0.274, P0.039). Moreover, the satisfaction level of studied women
regarding the method and content was high ranging from 91.2% to 96.5% and 84.2% to 94.7%
respectively. Conclusion: It was evident that utilizing smartphone apps was effective and had
significantly improved knowledge level and practices average score among pregnant women toward
COVID-19 protective measures. Recommendations: Utilizing modern technologies such as
smartphone apps should be launched to solve the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis and
bring innovative solutions to the problems associated with this major disruption, as well as an
attempt to stem contagion and effectively increase awareness, especially during the COVID -19
outbreak and Quarantine.