Study: First-Time Moms Spend More Time On Facebook After Giving Birth
We’re not sure how they find the time, or the open arms, but 44 percent of new, first-time mothers spend more time on Facebook after childbirth compared with before, according to a new study published in the July issue of journal Family Relations.
We’re not sure how they find the time, or the open arms, but 44 percent of new, first-time mothers spend more time on Facebook after childbirth compared with before, according to a new study published in the July issue of journal Family Relations.
This may sound symphonic to sites such as STFU, Parents, which collect parents’ Facebook posts and make them laughable, or to advertisers trying to reach new parents.
In the study — reportedly the first to track and analyze changes in Facebook use among new parents — researchers analyzed responses from 300 new mothers and fathers to questions regarding how they interacted with the social network nine months after the birth of their first child.
Among new mothers surveyed:
- 44 percent reported increased Facebooking.
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