Lowe Pam, Powell John, Griffiths Frances, Thorogood Margaret, Locock Louise
Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Qual Health Res. 2009 Oct;19(10):1476-84. doi: 10.1177/1049732309348368.
Women are actively encouraged to educate themselves about pregnancy from formal sources (e.g., information leaflets, antenatal classes, books). In addition, informal stories of pregnancy and birth are routinely told between women. However, increased prenatal testing means that more fetuses are diagnosed with abnormalities, shifting the information requirements during pregnancy. Traditional sources of information cannot cover all possible outcomes, and the Internet is beginning to fill this gap. In this article, we draw from interviews about experiences of antenatal screening and pregnancy to explore how the Internet provides a unique resource for problematic pregnancies. It allows access to information about rarer conditions beyond standard pregnancy texts, as well as personal narratives about conditions. Learning how others have coped or are coping in similar situations can help alleviate feelings of isolation, and also places women back in a familiar territory of shared pregnancy narratives.
女性被积极鼓励通过正规渠道（如信息手册、产前课程、书籍）了解怀孕知识。此外，女性之间也经常会讲述怀孕和分娩的非正式故事。然而，产前检查的增加意味着更多胎儿被诊断出异常，这改变了孕期的信息需求。传统的信息来源无法涵盖所有可能的结果，而互联网正开始填补这一空白。在本文中，我们通过对产前筛查和怀孕经历的访谈，探讨互联网如何为问题妊娠提供独特资源。它能让人获取标准怀孕文本之外关于罕见病症的信息，以及关于病症的个人叙述。了解他人在类似情况下是如何应对或正在应对的，有助于减轻孤独感，也能让女性回到熟悉的共同怀孕叙述领域。
