Paper ID: 2204.11742

Discovering changes in birthing narratives during COVID-19

Daphna Spira, Noreen Mayat, Caitlin Dreisbach, Adam Poliak

We investigate whether, and if so how, birthing narratives written by new parents on Reddit changed during COVID-19. Our results indicate that the presence of family members significantly decreased and themes related to induced labor significantly increased in the narratives during COVID-19. Our work builds upon recent research that analyze how new parents use Reddit to describe their birthing experiences.

Submitted: Apr 25, 2022