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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