The association between social media for medical information during pregnancy on maternal mental health at the end of the third trimester.

Publication date: Jul 05, 2025

This study assessed the correlation between social media use for medical information during pregnancy and maternal mental health. We found that prenatal social media use for medical information was associated with higher anxiety and distress symptoms at the end of pregnancy. Healthcare professionals should be prepared to counsel women on using social media for medical information during pregnancy.

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Concepts Keywords
Anxiety Prenatal anxiety
Healthcare Prenatal depression
Pregnancy Prenatal distress
Professionals Social media use
Trimester

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH anxiety
disease MESH COVID 19 pandemic
disease MESH depression
disease MESH psychological well being
disease MESH miscarriage
disease IDO history
disease MESH unplanned pregnancy
disease MESH pregnancy complications

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