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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
卷 53, 期 4, 页码 327-339出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0844562120940554
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Online forums; mothers; agency; privacy community; networked individual
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资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
This study examines how first-time mothers in Canada access information and support online and off-line during the first six months postpartum, with a focus on their experiences constructed through social and institutional discourses. Results show that using online forums create a sense of community with empathy and encouragement being key to sharing information and support. Weak ties with strangers also play an important role in blurring the boundaries between online and off-line networks, contributing to the development of a community for new mothers.
Study background: Online forums and other virtual communities are an increasing source of postpartum support and information for first-time mothers. However, there is little evidence about how new mothers in Canada access and use online resources. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how first-time mothers accessed information and support both online and off-line during the first six months postpartum and how their experiences were constructed through social and institutional discourses. Methods: A qualitative feminist poststructuralist approach was used to analyze an online discussion board with first-time mothers in Nova Scotia. Results: Mothers who used the online discussion board experienced a sense of community with other mothers where empathy and encouragement were integral to the ways in which information and support were shared. Weak ties (with strangers) were important and led to the following themes: (a) empathy, encouragement, and information; (b) socialization; (c) blurring the boundaries of online and off-line networks; and (d) Developing community. Conclusions: These online forums offer insight for health professionals looking to improve mothers' care postpartum and point to a need to foster spaces for new mothers to talk to each other.
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