Predicting Postpartum Transition to Primary Care in Community Health Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although the transition to primary care after routine postpartum care has been recommended to mitigate adverse maternal outcomes, little is known about real-world transition patterns. The objective of this study was to describe the patterns and predictors of transition in a postpartum cohort receiving care at federally qualified health centers and a subcohort of clinically high-risk patients.

Methods

Electronic health record data collected between 2017 and 2019 were analyzed in 2021 for unadjusted analyses and multivariable regression models for both the full and high-risk cohorts. The primary outcome was completion of a primary care visit within 6 months of delivery. Primary predictors in both cohorts were insurance loss, postpartum visit, first-trimester visit

SUBMITTER: Gemkow JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10228376 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature