Mums-to-be ‘overshare’ pregnancy info online

Mothers-to-be may be divulging too much pregnancy information on social media, a survey suggests.

Two in five people believe pregnant women “overshare” details on websites such as Facebook, according to a poll by UK website Netmums and the British Start4Life campaign.

Nine in 10 of those surveyed said they had seen an image online of a friend’s scan and 22% said they had viewed a photo of a positive pregnancy test.

More than two thirds of people felt mothers-to-be were more likely to try to show a “perfect” pregnancy than a realistic one, according to the survey of 2,000 Netmums members who use Facebook.

And 62% said they felt friends were more likely to talk about trivial aspects of their pregnancy rather than important matters such as their health.

Netmums founder Siobhan Freegard said the relationships mums have with Facebook can be complex.

“Whilst lots of mums enjoy sharing information and offering advice, new trends and the desire to show the best possible image to the world can mean that many mums feel the site piles on the pressure.”