Identifying Health Systems Gaps as Perceived by Postpartum Patient Navigators at an Urban Academic Medical Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the postpartum period is an opportunity to promote long-term well-being and health systems usage, system complexities limit patients' abilities to optimize their longitudinal health. Postpartum patient navigation, an intervention that assists individuals in navigating health systems, is a novel innovation that may mitigate barriers to longitudinal care.

Methods

Within a recently completed randomized controlled trial (RCT), we conducted a secondary analysis of interviews with two navigators and a subset (N = 15) of navigated participants to describe gaps in the health care system. Semi-structured interview guides were used to conduct 11 sets of interviews with postpartum navigators. In the RCT, navigators supported publicly insured individuals for 1

SUBMITTER: Green HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12413253 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature