Examining how postpartum videoconferencing support sessions can facilitate connections between parents: A poststructural and sociomaterial analysis

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dc.contributor.authorAston, Megan
dc.contributor.authorPrice, Sheri
dc.contributor.authorMacLeod, Anna
dc.contributor.authorStone, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorBenoit, Britney
dc.contributor.authorJoy, Phillip
dc.contributor.authorOllivier, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorSim, Sarah Meaghan
dc.contributor.authorEtowa, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorJack, Susan
dc.contributor.authorMarcellus, Lenora
dc.contributor.authorIduye, Damilola
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-17T22:16:48Z
dc.date.available2024-05-17T22:16:48Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPostpartum support for new parents can normalize experiences, increase confidence, and lead to positive health outcomes. While in-person gatherings may be the preferred choice, not all parents can or want to join parenting groups in person. Online asynchronous chat spaces for parents have increased over the past 10 years, especially during the COVID pandemic, when “online” became the norm. However, synchronous postpartum support groups have not been as accessible. The purpose of our study was to examine how parents experienced postpartum videoconferencing support sessions. Seven one-hour videoconferencing sessions were conducted with 4–8 parents in each group (n = 37). Nineteen parents from these groups then participated in semi-structured interviews. Feminist poststructuralism and sociomaterialism were used to guide the research process and analysis. Parents used their agency to actively think about and interact using visual (camera) and audio (microphone) technologies to navigate socially constructed online discourses. Although videoconferencing fostered supportive connections and parents felt less alone and more confident, the participants also expressed a lack of opportunities for individual conversations. Nurses should be aware of the emerging opportunities that connecting online may present. This study was not registered.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council.
dc.identifier.citationAston, M., Price, S., MacLeod, A., Stone, K., Benoit, B., Joy, P., Ollivier, R., Sim, M., Etowa, J., Jack, S., Marcellus, L., & Iduye, D. (2024). Examining how postpartum videoconferencing support sessions can facilitate connections between parents: A poststructural and sociomaterial analysis. Nursing Reports, 14(1), 99–114. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14010009
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14010009
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16525
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNursing Reports
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectSocial Dimensions of Health
dc.subject.departmentFaculty of Health
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.titleExamining how postpartum videoconferencing support sessions can facilitate connections between parents: A poststructural and sociomaterial analysis
dc.typeArticle

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