What topics are women interested in during pregnancy: exploring the role of social media as informational and emotional support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media plays an important role as a source for obtaining or sharing health information. It is frequently used as a resource by pregnant women who seek information and emotional support regarding their physical and role changes. To provide high-quality support for pregnant women, it is important to determine what topics they want information on from social media during their pregnancy, and what effects they expect from each topic. This study investigates what topics pregnant women are interested in according to their stage of pregnancy and need for informational or emotional support from each topic of interest.

Methods

An online survey was conducted with 302 pregnant Korean women. The survey questionnaires included information sources and experience of social

SUBMITTER: Lee JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233786 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature