Faculty of Health Sciences, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2021 Oct;50(8):102144. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2021.102144. Epub 2021 Apr 10.
During pregnancy period, women's information needs increases. Receiving information during this period affects the birth and postpartum period.
The aim of this study was to determine the use of the internet to receiving childbirth information by pregnant women.
The study was a descriptive study. Data were collected using an Information Form. The sample consisted of 162 pregnant women.
The 92.4% of women used the internet as a source of information about childbirth. Blogs or web pages were the most frequently used internet sources with 85.8% usage, followed by mobile applications with 75.6%, and social media with 58.1%. Most of the women found the information they received from the internet partially useful and reliable. 24.3% of the women stated that receiving information on internet decreased their fears and 14.8% that it increased their fears.
Most women used the internet as primary information source. Health professionals should orient people to reliable sources.
怀孕期间,女性的信息需求增加。在此期间获得信息会影响分娩和产后阶段。
本研究旨在确定孕妇使用互联网获取分娩信息的情况。
本研究为描述性研究。使用信息表收集数据。样本由 162 名孕妇组成。
92.4%的女性将互联网作为获取分娩信息的来源。博客或网页是使用最频繁的互联网资源,使用率为 85.8%,其次是移动应用程序,使用率为 75.6%,社交媒体的使用率为 58.1%。大多数女性认为她们从互联网上获得的信息部分有用且可靠。24.3%的女性表示,从互联网上获取信息减少了她们的恐惧,而 14.8%的女性表示增加了她们的恐惧。
大多数女性将互联网作为主要信息来源。卫生专业人员应该指导人们找到可靠的信息来源。