Discovering changes in birthing narratives during COVID-19
Daphna Spira, Noreen Mayat, Caitlin Dreisbach, Adam Poliak
TL;DR
This study analyzes how birthing narratives on Reddit changed during COVID-19, revealing decreased mentions of family presence and increased focus on induced labor, highlighting pandemic-related impacts on new parents' experiences.
Contribution
It provides novel insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic altered the themes and content of birthing narratives shared by new parents on social media.
Findings
Family presence in narratives decreased during COVID-19
Themes of induced labor increased during COVID-19
Reddit narratives reflect pandemic-related birthing experiences
Abstract
We investigate whether, and if so how, birthing narratives written by new parents on Reddit changed during COVID-19. Our results indicate that the presence of family members significantly decreased and themes related to induced labor significantly increased in the narratives during COVID-19. Our work builds upon recent research that analyze how new parents use Reddit to describe their birthing experiences.
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Taxonomy
TopicsGender, Feminism, and Media · Child Development and Digital Technology · Social Media and Politics