Immigrant women looking for information about the perinatal period on digital media: A qualitative study.
Access to information (MESH)
Digital Divide (MESH)
Emigrants and immigrants (MESH)
Midwifery (MESH)
Mobile applications (MESH)
Smartphone (MESH)
Journal
Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives
ISSN: 1878-1799
Titre abrégé: Women Birth
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101266131
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2023
May 2023
Historique:
received:
29
04
2022
revised:
11
10
2022
accepted:
12
10
2022
medline:
25
4
2023
pubmed:
21
10
2022
entrez:
20
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Smartphones' development has allowed continuous access to information about the perinatal period on digital media. Knowing about immigrant women's experience on digital media may help health and social care professionals to fine-tune their care. Our primary aim is to analyse how immigrant women experience information about the perinatal period on digital media. Our secondary aim is to discuss how health and social care professionals perceive the experiences of these women. A qualitative study conducted in Switzerland encompassing semi-directed interviews with immigrant women (n = 20), health and social care professionals (n = 30) and interpreters (n = 12) completed with ethnographic observations and interviews. Immigrant women form a diverse social group. They consequently use an array of social media to find information about the perinatal period depending on their linguistic and digital skills. Reflexively, they expect information found online to be of unequal quality and value information provided by professionals. They adapt their practices to their experience and may avoid media that negatively affects them. Their experience with digital media reflects the overall perinatal experience, providing clues for carers. Professionals worry about the difficult situations some immigrant women live in and stress that digital portals form barriers to services. Professionals may overlook immigrant women's use of digital media and their need for guidance. Immigrant women use digital media to find information about the perinatal period to prepare for birth and the post-partum. They rely on unequal capabilities to do so and need translated information and holistic woman-centred support.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Smartphones' development has allowed continuous access to information about the perinatal period on digital media. Knowing about immigrant women's experience on digital media may help health and social care professionals to fine-tune their care.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
Our primary aim is to analyse how immigrant women experience information about the perinatal period on digital media. Our secondary aim is to discuss how health and social care professionals perceive the experiences of these women.
METHODS
METHODS
A qualitative study conducted in Switzerland encompassing semi-directed interviews with immigrant women (n = 20), health and social care professionals (n = 30) and interpreters (n = 12) completed with ethnographic observations and interviews.
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
Immigrant women form a diverse social group. They consequently use an array of social media to find information about the perinatal period depending on their linguistic and digital skills. Reflexively, they expect information found online to be of unequal quality and value information provided by professionals. They adapt their practices to their experience and may avoid media that negatively affects them. Their experience with digital media reflects the overall perinatal experience, providing clues for carers. Professionals worry about the difficult situations some immigrant women live in and stress that digital portals form barriers to services. Professionals may overlook immigrant women's use of digital media and their need for guidance.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Immigrant women use digital media to find information about the perinatal period to prepare for birth and the post-partum. They rely on unequal capabilities to do so and need translated information and holistic woman-centred support.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36266178
pii: S1871-5192(22)00331-6
doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.10.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e341-e352Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest None declared.