Prenatal telemedicine during COVID-19: patterns of use and barriers to access.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate patient experience with a prenatal telemedicine visit and identify barriers to accessing telemedicine among rural pregnant people in northern New England during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and methods

We conducted a postvisit electronic survey of pregnant people who successfully participated in a prenatal telemedicine visit at a rural academic medical center in Northern New England. Nineteen questions were included in 5 domains: (1) engagement with prenatal care; (2) barriers to telemedicine and in person healthcare; (3) experience of prenatal care; (4) remote pregnancy surveillance tools; and (5) sources of COVID-19 information.

Results

Responses were obtained from 164 pregnant people. Forty percent of participants had part

SUBMITTER: Morgan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8822407 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature