The Portrayal of Cesarean Section on Instagram: Mixed Methods Social Media Analysis (Preprint)

Author:

Zahroh Rana IslamiahORCID,Cheong MarcORCID,Hazfiarini AlyaORCID,Vazquez Corona MarthaORCID,Ekawati Fitriana MurriyaORCID,Emilia OvaORCID,Homer Caroline SEORCID,Betrán Ana PilarORCID,Bohren Meghan AORCID

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Cesarean section (CS) rates in Indonesia are rapidly increasing for both sociocultural and medical reasons. However, there is limited understanding of the role that social media plays in influencing preferences regarding mode of birth (vaginal or CS). Social media provides a platform for users to seek and exchange information, including information on the mode of birth, which may help unpack social influences on health behavior.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to explore how CS is portrayed on Instagram in Indonesia.

METHODS

We downloaded public Instagram posts from Indonesia containing CS hashtags and extracted their attributes (image, caption, hashtags, and objects and texts within images). Posts were divided into 2 periods—before COVID-19 and during COVID-19—to examine changes in CS portrayal during the pandemic. We used a mixed methods approach to analysis using text mining, descriptive statistics, and qualitative content analysis.

RESULTS

A total of 9978 posts were analyzed quantitatively, and 720 (7.22%) posts were sampled and analyzed qualitatively. The use of text (527/5913, 8.91% vs 242/4065, 5.95%; <i>P</i>&lt;.001) and advertisement materials (411/5913, 6.95% vs 83/4065, 2.04%; <i>P</i>&lt;.001) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the pandemic, indicating growth of information sharing on CS over time. Posts with CS hashtags primarily promoted herbal medicine for faster recovery and services for choosing auspicious childbirth dates, encouraging elective CS. Some private health facilities offered discounts on CS for special events such as Mother’s Day and promoted techniques such as enhanced recovery after CS for comfortable, painless birth, and faster recovery after CS. Hashtags related to comfortable or painless birth (2358/5913, 39.88% vs 278/4065, 6.84%; <i>P</i>&lt;.001), enhanced recovery after CS (124/5913, 2.1% vs 0%; <i>P</i>&lt;.001), feng shui services (110/5913, 1.86% vs 56/4065, 1.38%; <i>P</i>=.03), names of health care providers (2974/5913, 50.3% vs 304/4065, 7.48%; <i>P</i>&lt;.001), and names of hospitals (1460/5913, 24.69% vs 917/4065, 22.56%; <i>P</i>=.007) were more prominent during compared to before the pandemic.

CONCLUSIONS

This study highlights the necessity of enforcing advertisement regulations regarding birth-related medical services in the commercial and private sectors. Enhanced health promotion efforts are crucial to ensure that women receive accurate, balanced, and appropriate information about birth options. Continuous and proactive health information dissemination from government organizations is essential to counteract biases favoring CS over vaginal birth.

Publisher

JMIR Publications Inc.

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