College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
School of Nursing, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, Korea.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Jun 26;22(1):517. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04842-5.
Social media plays an important role as a source for obtaining or sharing health information. It is frequently used as a resource by pregnant women who seek information and emotional support regarding their physical and role changes. To provide high-quality support for pregnant women, it is important to determine what topics they want information on from social media during their pregnancy, and what effects they expect from each topic. This study investigates what topics pregnant women are interested in according to their stage of pregnancy and need for informational or emotional support from each topic of interest.
An online survey was conducted with 302 pregnant Korean women. The survey questionnaires included information sources and experience of social media. Along with the questionnaires, they were asked to describe three to ten health topics that they were most interested in in the last two weeks.
Social media (72.85%) and search engines (72.85%) were found to be most frequently used for pregnancy-related health information. The topics of interest slightly differed by stage, but mainly postpartum care, pregnancy symptoms, and daily life issues ranked high. Mood related topics appeared frequently among women in their first trimester or post-partum stage of pregnancy. Informational support was mostly needed for daily life issues, and emotional support needs centered mostly around stories about family and mood during pregnancy.
Pregnant women have different needs for informational or emotional support, depending on their stage of pregnancy and their topics of interest. Therefore, social media support should be delivered with varying content and platforms tailored to women's needs at each trimester.
社交媒体作为获取或分享健康信息的重要来源，发挥着重要作用。它经常被孕妇用作资源，以获取有关身体和角色变化的信息和情感支持。为了为孕妇提供高质量的支持，了解她们在怀孕期间从社交媒体上获取信息的主题，以及她们对每个主题的期望效果非常重要。本研究根据孕妇的怀孕阶段和对每个感兴趣主题的信息或情感支持需求，调查了她们感兴趣的主题。
对 302 名韩国孕妇进行了在线调查。调查问卷包括信息来源和社交媒体使用经验。除了问卷，还要求她们描述过去两周内最感兴趣的三到十个健康主题。
社交媒体（72.85%）和搜索引擎（72.85%）被发现是最常用来获取与怀孕相关健康信息的来源。感兴趣的主题略有不同，但主要是产后护理、怀孕症状和日常生活问题排名较高。情绪相关的主题在怀孕早期或产后阶段的女性中经常出现。日常生活问题主要需要信息支持，而与家庭和怀孕期间情绪相关的故事则主要围绕情感支持需求。
孕妇根据怀孕阶段和感兴趣的主题，对信息或情感支持有不同的需求。因此，应根据每个孕期女性的需求，提供不同内容和平台的社交媒体支持。
