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Expecting parents' use of digital sources in preparation for parenthood in a digitalised society - a systematic review.
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- Platform pregnancy and digital birth: social (de)construction of bodies and online discourses on three-dimensional ultrasound images in the transition to parenthood.Frontiers in sociology · 2026Article
- A qualitative study on expectant and new parents' perceptions of Interplay, a digital support tool for parents' couple relationship and parenting.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- The Meaning of Becoming a Mother. A Phenomenological-Hermeneutic Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2025Article
- Improving Online Childbirth Education: A Role for Active Learning.The Journal of perinatal education · 2024Article
- Strategies to Integrate Content on Consensual Nonmonogamy and the Transition to Parenthood Into Perinatal Education Practice.The Journal of perinatal education · 2024Article
- Exploring the first-time transition to parenthood in mainland China: a qualitative study on the experiences of fathers and mothers using the transition shock model.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Healthcare professionals' perceptions of a digital parental support,Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
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- Navigating online health information: Insights into consumer influence and decision-making strategies-An overview of reviews.Digital healthReview
- What It Means to Become a Father.American journal of men's healthArticle
- Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Mothers with Young Children: A Scoping Review.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)Article
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Abstract
Background: In today's society, people are experiencing the rapid development of digitalisation. Expecting parents may have difficulties evaluating the information online; they are not always sure which sources of information are trustworthy, and this exacerbates their feelings of anxiety. More research is needed to broaden the knowledge about how their use of digital sources may influence their health. Question: The focus of this study was to explore expecting parents' use of digital sources and how this influences their health during pregnancy. Methods: A systematic review covered the thematic analysis of 39 articles. Findings: The analysis resulted in the following theme: Conclusion: Different digital sources in our digitalised society mean access to information and opportunities to extend social connections for expecting parents. This can promote their ability to understand and adapt to parenthood, as well as to improve their health and well-being and make the parental transition. However, professional support during face-to-face consultations cannot always be exchanged to digital sources. It is important to base digital sources devoted to expecting parents and digitalisation overall on multi-sectorial collaborations and coordination between different organisations and the digital sources they provide.
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