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ArticleBMJ open2024

Social media influencers in the space of pregnancy and parenting: a scoping review protocol.

Lucy Hives, Emma P Bray, Rebecca Nowland, Gill Thomson

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Article in BMJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Lucy HivesMaternal, Parental and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Research Team, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK lhives1@uclan.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4125-4034
Emma P BrayStroke Research Team, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9882-3539
Rebecca NowlandMaternal, Parental and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Research Team, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4326-2425
Gill ThomsonMaternal, Parental and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Research Team, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3392-8182

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSocial media influencers (SMIs) are popular sources of online information on various topics, including many aspects of health. Recently, there has been an upsurge in SMIs creating content about pregnancy and parenting, including from midwives, pregnant women and parents. Despite its popularity, SMI content on pregnancy and parenting is not currently regulated, which allows for misinformation and potential harm to women and their children. Research has also found that most women do not discuss the information they access online with their healthcare providers.This is the first scoping review to map the existing evidence on SMIs in the context of pregnancy and early parenting. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The scoping review will be conducted from May to December 2024 and reported using guidance from Arksey and O'Malley and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. 10 academic databases will be searched for relevant studies, using keywords and subject headings for the concepts of "social media", "influencers", "pregnancy" and "parenting." All primary and secondary research studies of pregnancy and early parenting SMIs will be included. Two authors will screen the identified studies for eligibility. The risk of bias of the included studies will not be assessed. Extracted data will be presented in tables and will be described narratively. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval was not needed for this scoping review. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, presented at conferences, posted on social media and presented to relevant groups. REGISTRATION DETAILS: The review is registered with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/7v4qb https://osf.io/7v4qb).

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ParentingSocial MediaFemaleHumansPregnancyResearch DesignScoping Reviews as TopicParentsPregnancyPublic healthSocial Media

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PMID39424382
PMCPMC11492936

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