Digital motherhood: how does technology help new mothers?
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New mothers can experience social exclusion, particularly during the early weeks when infants are solely dependent on their mothers. We used ethnographic methods to investigate whether technology plays a role in supporting new mothers. Our research identified two core themes: (1) the need to improve confidence as a mother; and (2) the need to be more than \'18just' a mother. We reflect on these findings both in terms of those interested in designing applications and services for motherhood and also the wider CHI community.
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Many parents of infants and young children feel supported by their smartphones, while also experiencing a high amount of ambivalence and internal tension regarding their smartphone use.
“Many parents of infants and young children feel supported by their smartphones (Chatton, 2017; Gibson & Hanson, 2013), while also experiencing a high amount of ambivalence and internal tension regarding their smartphone use (Chatton, 2017; Radesky et al., 2016).”
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- Authors
- Gibson, L., & Hanson, V. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Dundee (GB)
- ORCID
- Hanson, Vicki L.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2013-04-27
- Pages
- 313-322
- OpenAlex
- W2062470236
- Cited by
- 190
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 12
- FWCI
- 10.25
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (publishedVersion)
- Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Research Councils UK (EP/G066019/1)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/G066019/1)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Keywords
- postpartum women, social exclusion, infant dependency, maternal confidence, motherhood
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