Impact of telehealth implementation on diagnosis of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 caused a rapid integration of telehealth into prenatal care. This raises questions about the ability to screen for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy when caring for patients remotely.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the effect of telehealth adaptation on the timing and severity of diagnosis of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Study design

This was a retrospective study of patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy who delivered from April 2019 to October 2019 (before the pandemic) and April 2020 to October 2020 (during the pandemic) at 1 urban tertiary care center. The primary outcome was mean gestational age at diagnosis of a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. The secondary outcomes included severity of diagnosis, both initially

SUBMITTER: Abelman SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290213 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature