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"Now, I have my baby so I don't go anywhere": A mixed method approach to the 'everyday' and young motherhood integrating qualitative interviews and passive digital data from mobile devices.

ABSTRACT: The impacts of early pregnancy and young motherhood on everyday life, including interpersonal and individual behavior, are not well-known. Passive digital sensing on mobile technology including smartphones and passive Bluetooth beacons can yield information such as geographic movement, physical activity, and mother-infant proximity to illuminate behavioral patterns of a mother's everyday in Nepal. We contribute to mixed-methods research by triangulating passive sensing data (GPS, accelerometry, Bluetooth proximity) with multiple forms of qualitative data to characterize behavioral patterns and experiences of young motherhood in the first year postpartum. We triangulated this digital information in a constant comparative analysis with in-depth interviews, daily diaries, and fieldnotes. We reveal typical behavioral patterns of rural young mothers and highlight opportunities for integrating this information to improve health and well-being.

SUBMITTER: Hagaman A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9269952 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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"Now, I have my baby so I don't go anywhere": A mixed method approach to the 'everyday' and young motherhood integrating qualitative interviews and passive digital data from mobile devices.

Hagaman Ashley A Lopez Mercado Damaris D Poudyal Anubhuti A Bemme Dörte D Boone Clare C van Heerden Alastair A Byanjankar Prabin P Man Maharjan Sujen S Thapa Ada A Kohrt Brandon A BA

PloS one 20220708 7

The impacts of early pregnancy and young motherhood on everyday life, including interpersonal and individual behavior, are not well-known. Passive digital sensing on mobile technology including smartphones and passive Bluetooth beacons can yield information such as geographic movement, physical activity, and mother-infant proximity to illuminate behavioral patterns of a mother's everyday in Nepal. We contribute to mixed-methods research by triangulating passive sensing data (GPS, accelerometry, ...[more]

PMID: 35802694

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"Now, I have my baby so I don't go anywhere": A mixed method approach to the 'everyday' and young motherhood integrating qualitative interviews and passive digital data from mobile devices.

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"Now, I have my baby so I don't go anywhere": A mixed method approach to the 'everyday' and young motherhood integrating qualitative interviews and passive digital data from mobile devices.

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