309. Internet use by pregnant French-speaking women with chronic diseases.

Objectives 1) To study the use of the Internet as a source of information on chronic diseases and pregnancy by French- speaking women from Canada and France and 2) To list their expectations and satisfaction regarding the information provided. Methodology Women with a pregnancy Results 29 women answered the questionnaire, 19 in Canada and 10 in France. 68% browsed francophone websites only.47% considered the Internet as their main source of information for their disease, 100% evaluated that their physician was a good source of information, 82% confirmed the information gathered online with a physician while 24% checked the information given by a doctor with Internet sources. Women were equally satisfied by the information provided by physicians and the Internet on general information about pregnancy. However specific questions about their disease, maternal, fetal and neonatal possible complications and use of medications were best provided by physicians. 40 to 60% of women considered that information provided by any source about exercise, risks of miscarriage, fetal demise, malformation, prematurity and breastfeeding was unsatisfactory. Conclusion French-speaking women do not consider francophone websites as satisfactory sources of information on chronic medical diseases and pregnancy, mainly because they do not provide specific and personal information. Study funded by the Reseau mere enfant de la Francophonie