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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to determine the increase in knowledge of pregnant women about fetal growth during pregnancy by using an android application that is given the name Mattampu. METHOD The study consists of 90 pregnant women; 30 first trimester, 30 second trimester pregnant women, and 30 third trimester pregnant women. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling. Pregnant women are given a questionnaire about fetal growth as a pretest, then are trained using an Android-based learning application about fetal growth. After that, they were asked to read and given a post-test questionnaire. McNemar statistical test is used to assess the knowledge of pregnant women. RESULTS All pregnant women in all trimesters given learning through the android application media significantly increased their knowledge of fetal growth. CONCLUSION The use of the application could increase the knowledge of pregnant women about fetal growth.