e‐Health and new moms: Contextual factors associated with sources of health information

Abstract

Mothers widely used e-Health related media, but use was associated with contextual factors. In public health efforts to reach new mothers, partnering with mother-favored Web sites, focusing on audience-relevant media, and adopting attributes of successful sites are recommended strategies.

Health Professionals' and Postpartum Women's Perspectives on Digital Health Interventions for Lifestyle Management in the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies

“…One study did not meet the criteria for considering ethical issues as ethics approval was not mentioned (35). Findings were clearly presented in all but three studies (22, 34, 35). The research value was adequately discussed in most studies, although in three studies (33, 35, 38) there was limited discussion on new areas of research identified and how the findings may apply to other populations.…”

“…Of the included studies, four were conducted in Australia (31–33, 37), three in the USA (34–36), one in England (22), and one in Bangladesh (38). Five studies conducted interviews (22, 31, 32, 36, 37), two conducted focus groups (33, 35), one conducted a survey (34), and one conducted a combination of surveys, focus groups, and interviews (38). In all studies, participants were within the first year after birth.…”

“…In all studies, participants were within the first year after birth. Delivery modes of the DHIs in these studies included websites (22, 31, 34, 36), social media (Facebook) (31), smartphone applications (31, 33, 35), telephone counseling (31, 32, 38), group blog (31), text message (34, 36), voice message (38), video (22, 34, 37), and email (34, 36). Most studies utilized more than one delivery mode in the DHIs.…”

“…There were no qualitative differences in the acceptability by mode, including phone calls, Facebook, mobile applications, web, video, and online peer support. However, different engagement across media according to sociodemographic characteristics was observed (34). In the study by Walker et al (34), email was preferred by women who reported a higher income, were older and had fewer children, while YouTube was preferred by women with lower education level.…”

“Es algo que no se cuenta”: relatos sobre pérdidas gestacionales en youtube

“…Actualmente otras plataformas como Youtube o Instagram son utilizadas por mujeres para ilustrar su maternidad, en canales específicos sobre crianza o desde cuentas de temática general, algunas de las cuáles se han profesionalizado, convirtiendo a esas personas anónimas en influencers (6) , ya que congregan a su alrededor a un gran número de seguidores. En este sentido, estudios recientes describen como un 46% de las madres utilizan YouTube para acceder a contenidos vinculados con la maternidad y la crianza (7) . Durante siglos, la información relativa a la maternidad estuvo en manos de profesionales y de instituciones, sin que testimonios directos de mujeres pudieran ser accesibles a grandes audiencias.…”