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The aim of phase 1 was to explore the perceptions of HPs and women with GDM regarding the use of mHealth for GDM self-management and to identify their needs from these technologies. The aim of phase 2 was to explore the perceptions of women with GDM about their experiences with a state-of-the-art app for managing GDM that was offered to them during the COVID-19 lockdown. This phase aimed to understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on women\u2019s perceptions about using technology to manage their GDM. By combining both phases, the overall aim was to establish how perceptions about GDM self-management technology have changed owing to the pandemic restrictions and experience of using such technology.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n In total, 26 semistructured interviews were conducted in 2 phases. In phase 1, overall, 62% (16\/26) of the participants, including 44% (7\/16) of HPs, 50% (8\/16) of women with GDM, and 6% (1\/16) of women in the postpartum period with GDM history participated in the interviews. In phase 2, overall, 38% (10\/26) of women with GDM participated in the interviews. NVivo (QSR International) was used to extract qualitative data, which were subjected to thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Phase 1 identified 3 themes from the interviews with women with GDM: fitting with women\u2019s lifestyle constraints, technology\u2019s design not meeting women\u2019s needs, and optimizing the technology\u2019s design to meet women\u2019s needs. Overall, 3 themes were derived from the interviews with HPs: optimizing the technology\u2019s design to improve the quality of care, technology to support women\u2019s independence, and limitations in the care system and facilities. Analysis of phase-2 interviews identified 2 further themes: enhancing the information and functionalities and optimizing the interface design. In both phases, participants emphasized a simple and user-friendly interface design as the predominant positive influence on their use of technology for GDM management.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The combined findings underlined similar points. Poor usability, data visualization limitations, lack of personalization, limited information, and lack of communication facilities were the prime issues of current GDM self-management mHealth technology that need to be addressed. 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