<![CDATA[Background: Continuity of Care (CoC) is a cornerstone of quality midwifery services and a key strategy for reducing maternal and infant mortality. Integrating mobile Health (mHealth) technology into CoC-based midwifery curricula is intended to strengthen holistic patient monitoring while preserving humanistic, patient-centered communication. Aim: This study evaluated midwifery students' perceived academic benefit and satisfaction after digital CoC learning, and examined the associated quality of midwife-patient interaction and patient satisfaction. Methods: An observational analytic study with a quasi-experimental post-test design was conducted among 51 midwifery students of Poltekkes Kemenkes Tasikmalaya (Cirebon campus) and 51 patients receiving continuity care through the D Kia application across four partner hospitals in Cirebon and Indramayu. Data were collected using structured Likert-scale questionnaires and analyzed descriptively. Results: Students reported very high perceived academic benefit (mean 4.46±0.62) and interaction satisfaction (mean 4.42), while patients rated communication quality (mean 4.52) and satisfaction with CoC (mean 4.50±0.63) as very high. Conclusions: Digital CoC learning was perceived very positively by both students and patients without compromising humanistic communication. Implication: Findings support wider integration of mHealth into midwifery curricula to prepare digitally competent, patient-centered future midwives.]]>
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