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Article

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

by
Ma. Asunción Lara
,
Laura Navarrete
*,
Erica Medina
,
Pamela Patiño
and
Marcela Tiburcio
Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Ciudad de México 14370, México
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2472; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032472
Submission received: 6 December 2022 / Revised: 18 January 2023 / Accepted: 25 January 2023 / Published: 30 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maternal Perinatal Mental Health: 2nd Edition)
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Abstract

The 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.
Keywords: perinatal; COVID-19; Facebook perinatal; COVID-19; Facebook

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Lara, M.A.; Navarrete, L.; Medina, E.; Patiño, P.; Tiburcio, M. 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. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032472

AMA Style

Lara MA, Navarrete L, Medina E, Patiño P, Tiburcio M. 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. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):2472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032472

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Lara, Ma. Asunción, Laura Navarrete, Erica Medina, Pamela Patiño, and Marcela Tiburcio. 2023. "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" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 3: 2472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032472

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Lara, M. A., Navarrete, L., Medina, E., Patiño, P., & Tiburcio, M. (2023). 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. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), 2472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032472

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