The Millennial Mum – Technology Use by New Mothers

Becoming a mother presents a woman with new challenges and a need to access new sources of information. This work considers the increase in the use of online parenting support as the first group of millennials become parents. Initial results from a survey comparing the use of technology pre and post the experience of childbirth is presented. The survey reveals that mothers are likely to increase the time they spend online and are strongly motivated by seeking social contact. The paper concludes by considering the implications of this survey for healthcare professionals wishing to give information and support through online media and suggests how HCI professionals can become involved in this work.

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Dr Suzanne Prior

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Publication date: July 2016

Publication date (Print): July 2016

Pages: 1-3

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[0001]Abertay University

Bell Street, Dundee, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.80

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 30

Conference location: Bournemouth University, Poole, UK

Conference date: 11 - 15 July 2016

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Fusion

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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[1] M. BalaamJ. RobertsonG. FitzpatrickR. SayG. HayesM. MazmanianB. Parmar 2013 Motherhood and HCI In CHI ’13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Paris, France 27 April 2 May 2013 3215

[2] M. De ChoudhuryS. CountsE. Horvitz 2013 Predicting postpartum changes in emotion and behaviour via social media Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI ’13 Paris, France 27 April 2 May 2013 3267

[3] L. GibsonV.L. Hanson 2013 Digital Motherhood In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI ’13 Paris, France 27 April 2 May 2013 313

[4] M. Gordon-Walker 2014 Available from http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/08/health-system-failing-new-mothers-postnatal-depression-nhs 6 June 2016

[5] W.A. StraussN. Howe 1991 Generations: the history of America’s future 1584 2069 Morrow, New York, USA

[6] N. Swigger 2013 The Online Citizen: Is Social Media Changing Citizens’ Beliefs About Democratic Values? Political Behavior 35 3 589 603

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