Work package D: App
Together with a media agency, a progressive web application (app) is to be developed that will enable mothers to document their milk volume and to be reminded of pumping times. evidence-based information on the topics of NICU, pumping and HM will be embedded in the app. Unlike existing apps, this tool will specifically target mothers/parents of preterms. It will be developed in an interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers, content editors, designers, and programmers, based on the needs and wishes identified in WP. A. The development of the app will include various work steps. The first one will involve research into existing tools, including their approach, functionality, content and design. Based on the findings of the research and the investigations of the Neo-MILK project, in the course of the user experience design personas will be created, which will provide insights into possible usage scenarios of the app. This will be followed by the conception of the app and the structuring of the content. This process will be recorded and documented in wireframes which will then be used to create an interactive prototype. The content conception of the app will also include the definition of data points to be collected and the development of a concept for handling these data in the context of the research project. Parallel to the content and app development, the elaboration of the design will occur in a multi-stage process. The app will be reflected and designed in a participatory manner at different points in time and will be pre-tested with the target group after completion of the interactive prototype.