A new study has revealed that new mothers, who earlier used to take their relatives and friends' advice on how to bring up babies, have now started to rely on the internet for the same purpose. While four in five women reported surfing the internet instead of seeking a loved one's suggestion during pregnancy or after giving birth, almost 50 per cent of the women surveyed said that they would rather switch on their computers in the evening than using the telephone to contact someone they knew could give them advice. Twenty per cent of the 4,000 women polled said that they had surfed baby-related websites in the middle of the night when it was difficult to contact any friends, relatives and health visitors.
One in five women also said that they logged on to internet parenting forums to get the information they needed because they liked being able to chat to other mothers online, and to finding a solution to a problem. The survey also showed that more than a third of mothers used both online forums and baby groups to get help and advice. Thirty-five per cent women even said that they considered online forums to be reassuring.
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