Information work and digital support during the perinatal period: Perspectives of mothers and healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT: During pregnancy and early motherhood, the perinatal period, women use a variety of resources including digital resources to support social interactions, information seeking and health monitoring. While previous studies have investigated specific timepoints, this study takes a more holistic approach to understand how information needs and resources change over the perinatal period. Furthermore, we include the perspective of maternity healthcare professionals to better understand the relationship between different stakeholders in the information work of perinatal women. A total of 25 interviews with 10 UK based mothers and 5 healthcare professionals (3 Midwives and 2 Health visitors) were conducted. Perinatal women were asked about their information and support needs throughout pregnancy an

SUBMITTER: Kemp E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature