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SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2023

Evaluating Messaging on Prenatal Health Behaviors Using Social Media Data: Systematic Review.

Nessie Felicia Frennesson, Cheryl McQuire, Saher Aijaz Khan, Julie Barnett, Luisa Zuccolo

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of medical Internet research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Digital Dialogs on Rhesus Incompatibility: A Thematic Analysis of Web-Based Parental Narratives.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nessie Felicia FrennessonTobacco and Alcohol Research Group, School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9010-0018
Cheryl McQuireCentre for Public Health, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0127-8015
Saher Aijaz KhanPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1316-359X
Julie BarnettDepartment of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-5740-0863
Luisa ZuccoloPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7049-3037

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocial media platforms are increasingly being used to disseminate messages about prenatal health. However, to date, we lack a systematic assessment of how to evaluate the impact of official prenatal health messaging and campaigns using social media data.

objectiveThis study aims to review both the published and gray literature on how official prenatal health messaging and campaigns have been evaluated to date in terms of impact, acceptability, effectiveness, and unintended consequences, using social media data.

methodsA total of 6 electronic databases were searched and supplemented with the hand-searching of reference lists. Both published and gray literature were eligible for review. Data were analyzed using content analysis for descriptive data and a thematic synthesis approach to summarize qualitative evidence. A quality appraisal tool, designed especially for use with social media data, was used to assess the quality of the included articles.

resultsA total of 11 studies were eligible for the review. The results showed that the most common prenatal health behavior targeted was alcohol consumption, and Facebook was the most commonly used source of social media data. The majority (n=6) of articles used social media data for descriptive purposes only. The results also showed that there was a lack of evaluation of the effectiveness, acceptability, and unintended consequences of the prenatal health message or campaign.

conclusionsSocial media is a widely used and potentially valuable resource for communicating and evaluating prenatal health messaging. However, this review suggests that there is a need to develop and adopt sound methodology on how to evaluate prenatal health messaging using social media data, for the benefit of future research and to inform public health practice.

Indexed as

Social MediaAlcohol DrinkingDatabases, FactualDietary SupplementsFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansPregnancyVitaminsVitaminsacceptabilitydesigndevelopmenteffectivenesshealth behaviorhealth messagingmessagingprenatalprenatal healthsocial mediasocial media datatool

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PMID38117557
PMCPMC10765287

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