“Anyone else? Is this normal?”: anonymously seeking information on the Ovia Pregnancy App

Juarez-Paz, Anna V. Ortiz; Doherty, Eileen; Storch, Sharon L.; Kallis, Rhiannon B.; Kleinman, Steven B.

doi:10.1080/15456870.2021.1984238

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“…A notable finding of the study was that the forum posts frequently expressed concerns about abnormality and a desire to establish a sense of normality, which was consistent with previous studies (Ellis & Roberts, 2020; Ortiz Juarez‐Paz et al, 2023). Although seeking reassurance or safety during pregnancy may have served as a protective mechanism, it also highlighted an important area that requires further investigation.…”

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Better safe than sorry: Exploring the collective sensemaking process in pregnancy virtual communities through thematic analysis

Lee

2023

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Physical symptoms induced by pregnancy are often perceived as a normal part of the physiological process and therefore not commonly discussed in clinical settings during prenatal care. This study aimed to explore how pregnant individuals adapt to physical symptoms related to their pregnancy, using the perspective of collective sensemaking. A retrospective study design with an inductive thematic analysis approach of qualitative data extracted from web‐based forum posts was conducted. Among 574 initial posts and 2801 comments, three themes were identified: (i) awareness of changing pregnancy body, (ii) uncertainty about physical symptoms, and (iii) coping with discomforts associated with pregnancy. A shared identity as a group of individuals dealing with similar challenges enables pregnant individuals to develop a better comprehension of their experiences. Healthcare professionals should recognize the importance of individual and collective sensemaking in pregnancy forums and strive to provide a supportive and empathetic environment for pregnant individuals to share their experiences and seek guidance.

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Better safe than sorry: Exploring the collective sensemaking process in pregnancy virtual communities through thematic analysis

Lee

2023

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Digital geographies of miscarriage: A ‘sister‐ethnographic’ approach to pregnancy apps and loss

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Bagelman

2024

Trans Inst British Geog

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Pregnancy apps have become a popular healthcare tool with millions of users worldwide. While branded as inclusive, they nevertheless normalise a particular pregnancy journey: one culminating in birth. Knowing that pregnancies end for various reasons – with one in five resulting in miscarriage – we seek to challenge this narrow framing. Deviating from existing literature, our paper explores the emotional geographies of pregnancy apps when birth is not the outcome. Set through a series of ‘app annotations’ by two sisters navigating pregnancy loss, our paper explores how a leading app was intimately encountered. Drawing inspiration from graphics literature, we advance a new method and activist tool that centres the body – and particularly embodied loss – in digital debates. In so doing we hope to turn geography's ‘digital turn’ towards a more creative set of tools, heeding feminist calls to engage technological intimacies. Vitally, this work illuminates those lives (and losses) systematically excluded – often in the name of life itself.

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“Anyone else? Is this normal?”: anonymously seeking information on the Ovia Pregnancy App

Cited by 2 publications

References 47 publications

Better safe than sorry: Exploring the collective sensemaking process in pregnancy virtual communities through thematic analysis

Better safe than sorry: Exploring the collective sensemaking process in pregnancy virtual communities through thematic analysis

Digital geographies of miscarriage: A ‘sister‐ethnographic’ approach to pregnancy apps and loss

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