Online Resources for New Mothers: Opportunities and Challenges for Perinatal Health Professionals

被引:24
作者
Buultjens, Melissa [1 ]
Robinson, Priscilla [2 ]
Milgrom, Jeannette [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] La Trobe Univ Melbourne, Sch Publ Hlth & Human Biosci, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
[2] La Trobe Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Human Biosci, Res Methods, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
[3] Univ Melbourne, Dept Psychol Sci, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[4] Austin Hlth, Clin & Hlth Psychol & Parent Infant Res Inst, Heidelberg, Vic, Australia
关键词
Internet; transition to parenthood; new mothers; perinatal health professionals; childbirth education;
D O I
10.1891/1058-1243.21.2.99
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Studies have shown increasing Internet use for health information and service facilities. After consulting a convenience sample of new mothers, this study applied select terms and phrases to a widely accepted search engine and investigated its potential for providing resources for new mothers. Results of this quantitative content analysis showed that only four of the 13 phrases used in the search generated 50% or more websites containing content relevant to new mothers. Findings indicate that informational support by way of electronic fact sheets is available using the Google search engine. However, functional support (e.g., social networks, consultation phone details, and mother-infant activities) configured limited data resources using the Google search engine. In addition, because websites can be difficult to navigate, users' technical proficiency needs to be taken into consideration as well as the sites' up-to-date information. With Internet technology rapidly expanding, perinatal educators and other perinatal health-care professionals need to be informed about current online resources to help direct consumers to useful online resources and mitigate the often overwhelming and confusing information.
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页码:99 / 111
页数:13
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