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Mothers’ worries during pregnancy : A content analysis of reddit posts
Pilkington, Pamela Bedford-Dyer, Isabella
Pilkington, Pamela
Bedford-Dyer, Isabella
Abstract
Qualitative investigations into maternal worries during pregnancy are limited. The aim of this study was to identify the content of women's pregnancy-related worries by completing a content analysis of posts on Reddit. A total of 217 posts by 196 unique users were analyzed. Most worries related to infant factors (32.6%), individual factors (27.1%), and antenatal care factors, such as medical procedures (25.2%). The remaining worries related to situational factors (10.9%) and the partner relationship (4.3%). Although most fears related to fetal well-being, other concerns included problems with family members, women's own mental health, and not being a “good mother.” These findings support calls for antenatal education to more adequately address women's psychosocial concerns.
Keywords
mothers, antenatal education, fears, anxiety, pregnancy
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
The Journal of Perinatal Education
Book
Volume
30
Issue
2
Page Range
98-107
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Event URL
Open Access Status
License
All rights reserved
File Access
Controlled