Effects of Social Support on Prenatal Care and Health Behaviors of Low-Income Women

Schaffer, Marjorie A.; Lia‐Hoagberg, Betty

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.1997.tb02725.x

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“…This finding is consistent with previous research that found health risk behaviors were related to stress. 16,21 A situation is appraised as stressful when insufficient resources are available for a demanding or threatening event. 3 A complication during pregnancy is an event that may be appraised as stressful.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…15 In a sample of 252 pregnant women between 20 and 40 weeks' gestation of whom 84.1% reported no medical risk factors to mother or fetus, positive health practices were related to age, education, income, and nulliparity. 15 Another study 16 reported a positive correlation between education and health behaviors and between employment and health behaviors in an ethnically diverse sample of 101 low-income pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy. In this study, greater parity was associated with fewer health behaviors.…”

Section: Health-promoting Behaviors In Pregnancymentioning

confidence: 98%

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The Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Health-Promoting Behaviors in High-Risk Pregnancy

Stark

Brinkley

2007

Journal of Perinatal &Amp; Neonatal Nursing

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Section: Health-promoting Behaviors In Pregnancymentioning

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The Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Health-Promoting Behaviors in High-Risk Pregnancy

Stark

Brinkley

2007

Journal of Perinatal &Amp; Neonatal Nursing

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“…Social media offer several advantages as platforms for the exchange of social support including the potential for less embarrassment about sensitive topics, the reduction of logistical constraints, such as distance and scheduling conflicts, and potential access to new and many varied sources of support. A long history of research has shown that social support is associated with a variety of positive health outcomes (e.g., Berkman, 1995;Cohen, 2001;House, Landis, & Umberson, 1988;Schaffer & Lia-Hoagberg, 1997;Seeman, 2001;Spiegel & Kimerling, 2001); however, few studies have examined how social support on health-related social networking sites affects users' health-related attitudes and behaviors.…”

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It's Better to Give Than to Receive: The Role of Social Support, Trust, and Participation on Health-Related Social Networking Sites

Hether

Murphy

Valente

2014

Journal of Health Communication

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Nearly 60% of American adults and 80% of Internet users have sought health information online. Moreover, Internet users are no longer solely passive consumers of online health content; they are active producers as well. Social media, such as social networking sites, are increasingly being used as online venues for the exchange of health-related information and advice. However, little is known about how participation on health-related social networking sites affects users. Research has shown that women participate more on social networking sites and social networks are more influential among same-sex members. Therefore, this study examined how participation on a social networking site about pregnancy influenced members' health-related attitudes and behaviors. The authors surveyed 114 pregnant members of 8 popular pregnancy-related sites. Analyses revealed that time spent on the sites was less predictive of health-related outcomes than more qualitative assessments such as trust in the sites. Furthermore, providing support was associated with the most outcomes, including seeking more information from additional sources and following recommendations posted on the sites. The implications of these findings, as well as directions for future research, are discussed.

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“…Social support has been associated in some studies with earlier initiation of prenatal care (Giblin, Poland, & Ager, 1990;Schaffer & Lia-Hoagberg, 1997;Zambrana, Dunkel-Schetter, & Scrimshaw, 1996;Zambrana et al, 1997) and lower smoking (Schaffer & Lia-Hoagberg, 1997), alcohol (Stephens, 1985), or drug use (Giblin et al, 1990) during pregnancy. However, another study found no effect of social support on these pregnancy behaviors (Aaronson, 1989).…”

Section: Social Support and Pregnancymentioning

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Time in the United States, social support and health behaviors during pregnancy among women of Mexican descent

Harley

Eskenazi

2006

Social Science & Medicine

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Among women of Mexican descent, increased acculturation in the United States has been associated with poorer health behaviors during pregnancy. This study examined a population of low-income women of Mexican descent in an agricultural community to determine whether social support patterns were associated with age at arrival in the U.S.; whether social support was associated with pregnancy behaviors; and whether increased social support could prevent some of the negative pregnancy behaviors that accompany acculturation. Participants were 568 pregnant women enrolled in prenatal care in the Salinas Valley, California. Participants were predominantly Spanish-speaking, born in Mexico, and from farmworker families. Information on social networks, social support, age at arrival in the United States, and pregnancy health behaviors was gathered during interviews conducted during pregnancy and immediately after delivery. Poorer health behaviors were observed among women who had come to the U.S. at a younger age. Social support during pregnancy was lowest among women who had come to the U.S. at an older age. High parity, low education, and low income were also associated with low social support. Higher social support was associated with better quality of diet, increased likelihood of using prenatal vitamins, and decreased likelihood of smoking during pregnancy. High social support also appeared to prevent the negative impact of life in the U.S. on diet quality. Women with intermediate or low levels of social support who had spent their childhoods in the U.S. had significantly poorer diet quality than women who had spent their childhoods in Mexico. However, among women with high social support, there was no difference in diet quality according to country of childhood. Thus, in the case of diet quality, increased social support appears to prevent some of the negative pregnancy behaviors that accompany time in the U.S. among women of Mexican descent.

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Effects of Social Support on Prenatal Care and Health Behaviors of Low-Income Women

Cited by 83 publications

References 24 publications

The Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Health-Promoting Behaviors in High-Risk Pregnancy

The Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Health-Promoting Behaviors in High-Risk Pregnancy

It's Better to Give Than to Receive: The Role of Social Support, Trust, and Participation on Health-Related Social Networking Sites

Time in the United States, social support and health behaviors during pregnancy among women of Mexican descent

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