Speaking About Birth: Visible and Silenced Narratives in Online Discussions of Childbirth:

Social Media + Society

Ranjana Das¹ 

关键词: childbirth;    motherhood;    maternity;    online forums;    maternal;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2056305117735753

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

In this article, I present an analysis of 1930 posts from 12 discussion threads from an online parenting forum, drawing upon a broader project on the mediation of childbirth. I present three themes in analysis: the multi-pronged functions of writing birth narratives, the discursive and perceived silencing of difficult stories, and the overt individualization and self-management evident in women’s accounts. I locate these as outcomes of the individualization of maternity in contemporary society and pendulum swings in cultural and policy-level conceptualizations of how births “should be.” I argue for greater attention to be paid to the mediation of parenting and networked maternal subjectivities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC