cyberspace and empowerment of pregnant women as a muted group

the current paper aims to study pregnant women’s usage of cyber space as a muted group. this is a qualitative research which has been done using grounded theory method and interview technique. we interviewed a number of pregnant women who had visited some websites related to pregnancy issues, during fall and winter of 1394. the interviewees were 16 pregnant women and we met them in a hospital located in saadatabad in tehran. our results show that women can overcome gender-based limitations using special websites concerning pregnancy issues, and remark their issues and problems related to pregnancy freely and clearly. moreover, they have been able to play a more active and participative role in getting medical care during pregnancy in general and in their relation with physicians in particular.