@misc{10481/107902,
year = {2025},
month = {11},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/107902},
abstract = {Objectives: Using Bandura’s self-efficacy theory and the health belief model, the aim of this study is identify the 
information sources related to the promotion of healthy lifestyles during pregnancy, analysing their accessibility, 
relevance, and reliability.
 Study design: Qualitative Study.
 Methods: A thematic analysis of 25 semi-structured interviews with pregnant women at different stages of 
pregnancy was carried out, considering sociodemographic and clinical variables such as age, educational level, 
parity, and access to social networks, among others. The discourses and data were processed through coding and 
categorization, as per the objectives of the study. Validation was carried out through researcher triangulation.
 Results: Health professionals, the internet, and social media are among the variety of information sources used by 
pregnant women, with substantial variability in the accessibility and reliability of the sources and their direct 
influence on the acceptance and adherence to recommendations. The results of the study showed a strong 
reliance and trust in the recommendations from healthcare professionals, but also a growing influence of social 
media.
 Conclusions: Information provided by healthcare professionals is considered the most reliable and accepted, but 
pregnant women supplement this information by consulting other sources, where social networks are gaining 
ground, especially among young pregnant women. This highlights the need to develop strategies to improve the 
quality of online information.},
organization = {Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) 'PI23/018666'},
organization = {European Union},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Pregnancy},
keywords = {Healthy lifestyle},
keywords = {Information sources},
title = {Information sources used by pregnant women to make healthy lifestyle choices: A qualitative analysis},
doi = {10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106036},
author = {López-López, Ana F. and Martínez Ruiz, Virginia Ana and Amezcua Prieto, María Del Carmen and Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora and Marañón-Mederer, Silvia and Cano Ibáñez, Naomi},
}