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Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88948, first published .
Muslim mother breastfeeding baby while using smartphone

Engagement, Acceptability, and Impact of a Parenting App to Support Infant Sleep and Parent Well-Being: Quasi-Experimental Study

Engagement, Acceptability, and Impact of a Parenting App to Support Infant Sleep and Parent Well-Being: Quasi-Experimental Study

Jessica Appleton   1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , PhD ;   Anne-Marie Maxwell   1, 2, 6 , PhD ;   Heilok Cheng   2, 4, 5 , MND ;   Sarah Taki   2, 4, 7, 8 , PhD ;   Deborah Stockton   2, 9, 10 , PhD ;   Judith Fethney   5 , BA (Hons) ;   Ann Debelin   1 , MHS ;   Elizabeth Denney-Wilson   2, 4, 5 , PhD ;   Nicole Reilly   11, 12 , PhD

1 Tresillian Family Care Centres, Sydney, NSW, Australia

2 Sydney Institute for Women, Children and their Families, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia

3 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia

4 The Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood (EPOCH-Translate CRE), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

5 Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

6 School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia

7 Prevention Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

8 Population Health Research & Evaluation Hub, Population Health Department, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia

9 School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

10 College of Human and Social Futures, School of Education, University of Newcastle Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia

11 Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

12 Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales and Perinatal & Women’s Mental Health Unit, St John of God Burwood Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Corresponding Author:

  • Jessica Appleton, PhD
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
  • 235 Jones Street
  • Ultimo, NSW 2007
  • Australia
  • Phone: 61 0295144812
  • Email: jessica.appleton@uts.edu.au