Social Networks and Parenting Study

Recruiting
18 years - 100 years
Female
Phase N/A
1 Location

Brief description of study

The purpose of this study is to understand how parents make decisions during pregnancy and after the birth of their new baby.

Detailed description of study

Parents make countless decisions for their children, especially in the first years of life. What to eat. What to wear. What to watch. What to read. Where to live. When and where to start school. When to visit the doctor. What to do when they get sick. This project examines how parents make those decisions. Specifically, it examines the role that parents? social networks?their family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even online acquaintances?play in that decision-making process. We know that parents rely on their social networks for support. We also know that those networks are highly stratified by social class, race/ethnicity, and gender. What we do not know is how advice and pressure from social networks matter for parents in making decisions about their children's well-being. Nor do we know how networks contribute to larger patterns of stratification in parenting practices and children's well-being. The project focuses on parents? decisions about childhood vaccinations.
Participants will be compensated for their participation.

Eligibility of study

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions: healthy,pregnant
  • Age: 18 years - 100 years
  • Gender: Female

Inclusion Criteria
English-speaking pregnant women (either first pregnancy or have had multiple pregnancies) who are at least 20 weeks pregnant
Patient at IUH SIP Women's Health 2nd (1010 West 2nd Street), IUH SIP Women's Health McIntire (2920 McIntire Drive, Suite 250), or Women's Health (650 S Walker) in Bloomington, IN
Exclusion Criteria
At the two IU Health clinics, women who are not visiting for their week 28 appointment (i.e., their "glucose screening"appointment) will not be explicitly invited to participate in the study. At times, due to scheduling, this week 28 appointment may occur a week before or after the woman is 28 weeks pregnant.

Updated on 04 Aug 2024. Study ID: 1708860416

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