EHealth as the Next-Generation Perinatal Care: An Overview of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unrestricted by time and place, electronic health (eHealth) provides solutions for patient empowerment and value-based health care. Women in the reproductive age are particularly frequent users of internet, social media, and smartphone apps. Therefore, the pregnant patient seems to be a prime candidate for eHealth-supported health care with telemedicine for fetal and maternal conditions.

Objective

This study aims to review the current literature on eHealth developments in pregnancy to assess this new generation of perinatal care.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature search of studies on eHealth technology in perinatal care in PubMed and EMBASE in June 2017. Studies reporting the use of eHealth during prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal care were incl

SUBMITTER: van den Heuvel JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008510 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature