Discovering changes in birthing narratives during COVID-19
This work addresses how pandemic conditions affected birthing experiences for new parents, but it is incremental as it builds on existing research analyzing Reddit narratives.
The study investigated changes in birthing narratives on Reddit during COVID-19, finding that the presence of family members significantly decreased and themes related to induced labor significantly increased.
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.