Health Information Sciences Department, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Health Info Libr J. 2018 Mar;35(1):24-37. doi: 10.1111/hir.12200. Epub 2017 Nov 13.
Pregnant women should be provided with relevant and useful information to manage this specific period of their lives. Assessing information needs of this group is a prerequisite for providing this information.
The aim of this study was to assess the information needs of pregnant women during their pregnancy and childbirth.
This descriptive study was conducted on the pregnant women who attended antenatal clinics and obstetricians/gynaecologists' offices in Kerman, Iran, in 2015. Data were collected using a self-administered, valid and reliable questionnaire. A total of 400 women participated in the study.
Most pregnant women needed information about care of the foetus (n = 344, 86%), physical and psychological complications after delivery (n = 333, 83%), development and growth of the foetus (n = 330, 82.5%), pregnancy nutrition (n = 327, 82%) and special tests during pregnancy (n = 326, 81.5%). They mostly (n = 195, 49%) looked for information when they were suffering from a disease or pregnancy complications.
As pregnant women need extensive information to be able to take care of themselves and their babies, their information needs should be identified and taken into consideration when planning educational programmes for this group of women.
应向孕妇提供与其生活相关且有用的信息，以帮助其度过这一特殊时期。评估该群体的信息需求是提供此类信息的前提。
本研究旨在评估孕妇在妊娠和分娩期间的信息需求。
这是一项于 2015 年在伊朗克尔曼的产前门诊和妇产科医生办公室进行的描述性研究。采用自填式、有效且可靠的问卷收集数据。共有 400 名妇女参与了研究。
大多数孕妇需要了解胎儿护理（n=344，86%）、分娩后的身体和心理并发症（n=333，83%）、胎儿发育和生长（n=330，82.5%）、妊娠营养（n=327，82%）和妊娠特殊检查（n=326，81.5%）方面的信息。当她们患有疾病或妊娠并发症时，大多数孕妇（n=195，49%）会主动寻找信息。
鉴于孕妇需要广泛的信息来照顾自己和婴儿，在为该群体规划教育项目时，应确定并考虑其信息需求。
