Authors
Ben-Collins Emeka Ndinojuo, Walter Ihejirika, Godwin Okon, Hussein Gibreel Musa, Deddy Mulyana, Atwar Bajari, Charles Julian Santos Navarro, Musfiah Saidah, Effy Zalfiana Rusfian, Titi Nur Vidyarini
Description
Support groups are an essential part of health treatment and recovery for pregnancy. An expectant mother may try to find information, solution or solace through an online support group (OSG). Online support groups enabled people from around the globe to communicate, discuss and encourage others with similar conditions. This article delves the question of how mothers use internet-based health support groups to find solace and communication after their pregnancy loss or infant death. The researcher conducted qualitative discourse analysis on an online pregnancy support group and various literature which explores the use of internet-based support group. The findings show, women use online support group because they found lack of support offline, they need information and emotional support regarding their pregnancy loss and the recovery process, how they express the role of medical experts and how the spouses were perceived differently.
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