Sudden Shift to Telehealth in COVID ‐19: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Disparities in Use of Telehealth for Prenatal Care in a Large Midwifery Service

DiscussionNo differences in the frequency of in-person prenatal care visits suggests that telehealth encounters led to more contact with midwives and did not replace in-person encounters. Spanish-speaking patients were least likely to use telehealth-delivered prenatal care during the pandemic; a small, but significant, proportion of patients had no or few telehealth encounters, and a significant proportion had high use of telehealth. Integration of telehealth in future delivery of prenatal care should consider questions of equity, patient and provider satisfaction, access, redundancies, and provider workload.

Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - December 19, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Denise C. Smith, E. Brie Thumm, Jessica Anderson, Katherine Kissler, Sean M. Reed, Sophia M. Centi, Alyse W. Staley, Teri L. Hernandez, Amy J. Barton Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research