Optimizing knowledge and behavioral intention of women and their partners in the perinatal period in South Africa: A randomized control trial study protocol in the Tshwane district, Gauteng province, South Africa

Maternal knowledge that motivates improvements in critical perinatal health behaviors has the potential to signifcantly reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. However, evidence-based health information often fails to reach mothers and their partners. mHealth video micro-messages, which disseminate evidence-based perinatal health messages, have the potential to address this gap.