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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Glob. Womens Health
Sec. Maternal Health
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1410831

Social media provides support and education for pregnant people when healthcare does not

Provisionally accepted
Elissa Z Faro Elissa Z Faro 1*Donna Ann Santillan Donna Ann Santillan 1Meghan Funk Meghan Funk 2Kara Boeldt Kara Boeldt 3Mark Santillan Mark Santillan 4
  • 1 Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • 2 The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • 3 Independent researcher, Chicago, United States
  • 4 University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa, United States

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    are members of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board of EndPreeclampsia. the survey. 68% of survey participants wanted to be more involved in the decisions about their care and treatment and over 30% felt they were not informed about danger signals post discharge while approximately half reported always feeling treated with respect and dignity while in the hospital. Geographic analysis showed differences in experiences of communication with providers within and outside the US.The triangulated results from interviews and surveys indicated a need for better communication with providers and the ability for patients to have more input on their care. The survey results indicate a global issue in providing support for people with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy during their hospitalization. The needs currently supported through communities on social media highlight opportunities to address critical gaps in care.

    Keywords: Preeclampsia, Social Media, advocacy, Mental Health, Pregnancy

    Received: 01 Apr 2024; Accepted: 18 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Faro, Santillan, Funk, Boeldt and Santillan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Elissa Z Faro, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, Iowa, United States

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