IPhone Pregnancies
Self-Testing as Surveillance and Care in the Trying to Conceive Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4997940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rahi Patel (0009-0000-2788-6444, UMass T.H. Chan School of Medicine, corresponding author), A E Strong (0000-0001-6005-2572, University of Florida) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 258-272 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01459740.2025.2487009 |
| PMID | 40159689 |
| OpenAlex | W4409033068 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
People trying to conceive (TTC) often rely on accessible technologies and associated apps to track aspects of menstrual cycles. We explore this growing phenomenon from the perspective of self-testing as surveillance-care for the TTC individual or couple and their current and future fertility and pregnancy. Through an analysis of anonymous fora posts, we argue that surveillance-care provides those TTC with a sense of community, as well as agency and control over inexact bodily processes. Here, surveillance-care enacted on the self is about care for the hoped-for future pregnancy, and resulting baby, as opposed to one's own current health status
Obstetrics · Child Development and Digital Technology · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Medicine · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |