Impact of Facebook on social support and emotional wellbeing in perinatal women during three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: a descriptive qualitative study

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dc.contributor.affiliationDirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Ciudad de México 14370, México
dc.contributor.emaillaurae@imp.edu.mx
dc.creatorLara, Ma. Asunciónes_ES
dc.creatorNavarrete, Lauraes_ES
dc.creatorMedina, Ericaes_ES
dc.creatorPatiño, Pamelaes_ES
dc.creatorTiburcio, Marcela
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0536-8520 (Lara, Ma. Asunción)
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5421-9794 (Navarrete, Laura)
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-11T19:22:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-27T15:31:15Z
dc.date.available2025-03-11T19:22:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.published2023
dc.descriptionThe COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of pregnant and postpartum women in unique, unprecedented ways. Given the impossibility of delivering face-to-face care, digital platforms emerged as a first-line solution to provide emotional support. This qualitative study sought to examine the role that a closed Facebook group (CFG) played in providing social support for Mexican perinatal women and to explore the concerns they shared during the COVID-19 pandemic. A thematic analysis of all the posts in the CFG yielded nine main categories: (1) COVID-19 infections in participants and their families; (2) fear of infection; (3) infection prevention; (4) health services; (5) vaccines; (6) concerns about non-COVID-19-related health care; (7) effects of social isolation; (8) probable mental health cases; and (9) work outside the home. Participants faced stressful situations and demands that caused intense fear and worry. In addition to household tasks and perinatal care, they were responsible for adopting COVID-19 preventive measures and caring for infected family members. The main coping mechanism was their religious faith. The CFG was found to be a useful forum for supporting perinatal women, where they could share concerns, resolve doubts, and obtain information in a warm, compassionate, and empathetic atmosphere. Health providers would be advised to seek new social media to improve the quality of their services.es_ES
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dc.identifierJC22DIEP23es_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20032472
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
dc.identifier.placeSuiza
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032472
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/8240
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherMDPIes_ES
dc.relation20(3):2472
dc.relation.jnabreviadoINT J ENVIRON RES PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.rightsAcceso Cerradoes_ES
dc.subject.kwPerinatal
dc.subject.kwCOVID‐19
dc.subject.kwFacebook
dc.titleImpact of Facebook on social support and emotional wellbeing in perinatal women during three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: a descriptive qualitative studyes_ES
dc.typeArtículoes_ES

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