'Digital motherhood': how does technology support new mothers

Lorna Gibson; Vicki L. Hanson

doi:10.1145/2470654.2470700

'Digital motherhood': how does technology support new mothers

Lorna Gibson
, Vicki L. Hanson

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI '13
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	313-322
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781450318990
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2470700
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	CHI 2013 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Paris, France Duration: 27 Apr 2013 → 2 May 2013 http://chi2013.acm.org/

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Conference	CHI 2013 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Abbreviated title	CHI 2013
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	27/04/13 → 2/05/13
Internet address	http://chi2013.acm.org/

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