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This study examined the relationship between participation in pregnancy rituals, pregnant women\u2019s self-perception, and social media influence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 287 pregnant women attending prenatal care at a tertiary hospital in western T\u00fcrkiye.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 42.5% of participants performed at least one pregnancy ritual, and 40.8% held a gender-reveal party. Women participating in rituals had higher motherhood perception scores and greater social media influence. Social media influence was the strongest predictor of ritual participation (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pregnancy rituals appear to be shaped by digital culture and are associated with pregnant women\u2019s psychosocial self-perceptions. Prenatal counseling should address the influence of social media on maternal well-being.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/10436596261471144","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,31]],"date-time":"2026-08-31T11:52:41Z","timestamp":1788177161000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Relationship Between Gender Reveal Parties and Popular Pregnancy Rituals Held by Pregnant Women, and Their Self-Perception and Effects of Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8769-3289","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aysun","family":"Ek\u015fio\u011flu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ege University, Izmir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sude","family":"K\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131o\u011flu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Independent Researcher"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Aftab N. 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