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Social media, birth and midwives. Sarah Stewart 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034347468@N01/111376106. What is social media?. “use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue” Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media.
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Social media, birth and midwives Sarah Stewart 2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034347468@N01/111376106
What is social media? “use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue” Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media http://www.flickr.com/photos/73532212@N00/2945559128
How does it influence women's choices and midwifery practice? http://www.flickr.com/photos/9106303@N05/2493066577
8 out of 10 people have looked up health information on the internet Pew Internet and American Life Project, 2011
83% women go online to look for health information Pew Internet and American Life Project, 2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/79576592@N00/125710155
19% of internet users look online for information about pregnancy and childbirth Pew Internet and American Life Project, 2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/48819968@N00/12390581
Canada 37% babies have digital identity before they are born Dawson, 2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124425616@N01/2282360160
Australia/NZ 41% newborns on the net Dawson, 2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124425616@N01/2634681982
USA 92% children have online presence by 2 years old Dawson, 2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/86603835@N00/19650368
Parents talk about childbirth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJ6F2p9Ql8&feature=fvst
They share information and advice http://www.facebook.com/MidwiferyToday
They support each other http://navelgazingmidwife.squarespace.com/navelgazing-midwife-blog/2011/4/13/birth-abuse.html
They build communities of interest http://www.facebook.com/theunnecesarean
They become activists http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-HBAC-in-Australia-fan-page/239430759403371
What are the implications for midwives? http://www.flickr.com/photos/48819968@N00/2925293661
Listen to what women are saying http://www.flickr.com/photos/29195126@N02/4872728620
Use social media to share evidence-based, quality information with women http://www.flickr.com/photos/50318388@N00/1309683996
Support women to make sense of information they find on the internet http://www.flickr.com/photos/74637221@N00/3109380557
Think about how to manage issues of privacy, confidentiality, statutory and professional responsibilities and requirements
Connect with other midwives http://www.flickr.com/photos/8566600@N07/2509988622
Use social media as a tool to support the midwife-woman partnership http://www.flickr.com/photos/8566600@N07/3069766004
References • Dawson, R. (2010, October 7). Getting an online identity from before you are born is just the beginning of a life online [web log message]. Retrieved from http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2010/10/getting_an_onli.html • Pew Internet and American Life Project. (2011). The social life of health information. Retrieved from http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Social-Life-of-Health-Info/Summary-of-Findings.aspx