Digital maternity care in Germany: a cross-sectional web-based survey on midwives' perceptions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Maternity care is a central component of any healthcare system and is largely provided by midwives. Considering increasing cost pressures and growing demand for efficiency within the German healthcare system, the development of efficient, digitally supported care models are both encouraged and actively promoted, especially in pregnancy. However, to date, no such model has been sustainably established in the field of maternity care. In particular, the perspectives of midwives have largely been neglected.

Methods

As part of an initial needs assessment for the Participatory Design of a digitally supported maternity care model, this study uses a cross-sectional web-based questionnaire to explore midwives' perceptions of their current work situation, use of digital tools

SUBMITTER: Griewing S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12819535 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature