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The desire to reduce information asymmetry is notable in pregnant women, who report using the Internet and apps for information because what they receive from antenatal service providers is inadequate https://www.conjunctions-tjcp.com/article/view/117800 #apps #maternity #migration
The heightened significance of health communication and information-seeking during the perinatal period could be attributed to the uncertainty and anxiety that often accompany pregnancy and early parenthood https://www.conjunctions-tjcp.com/article/view/117800 #apps #maternity #migration
Quality health information provided through communication technologies can empower women in pregnancy and parenting, enhancing health literacy and self-care, facilitating a sense of control and self-efficacy https://www.conjunctions-tjcp.com/article/view/117800 #apps #maternity #migration
Digital technologies and pre/peri-natal apps are transforming maternity care as women use communications technologies to share scans, seek alternate opinions and connect to communities of support via social media etc https://www.conjunctions-tjcp.com/article/view/117800 #apps #maternity #migration
Devices/apps produce (self-)knowledge of the pregnant body where women are encouraged to evaluate themselves according to prenatal norms, and take up self-care practices of active health, lifestyle, self-assessment/education https://www.conjunctions-tjcp.com/article/view/117800 #apps #maternity #migration
Data garnered through self-tracking practices can facilitate more participatory/preventative approaches to healthcare for mothers, enhancing decision-making by providing benchmarks for health indicators with the wider population https://www.conjunctions-tjcp.com/article/view/117800 #apps #maternity #migration
Wearable data can be shared through social networks, providing a new context for maternal health literacy, where constant feedback loops of customised information can be monitored/distributed with limited clinician involvement https://www.conjunctions-tjcp.com/article/view/117800 #apps #maternity #migration
Does using maternity apps in the perinatal period improve care? ‘Activated’ patients get more support, so digital health information plays a role in activating both the user and the maternal health system https://www.conjunctions-tjcp.com/article/view/117800 #apps #maternity #migration
