Study protocol for a modified antenatal care program for pregnant women with a low risk for adverse outcomes-a stepped wedge cluster non-inferiority randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is crucial to provide care based on individual needs. Swedish health care is obliged to give care on equal conditions for the entire population. The person with the greatest need should be given the most care, and the health care system should strive to be cost-efficient. Medical and technical advances have been significant during the last decades and the recent Covid-19 pandemic has caused a shift in health care, from in-person visits to virtual visits. The majority of pregnant women with a low risk assessment have an uncomplicated antenatal course without adverse events. These women probably receive excessive and unnecessary antenatal care. This study will investigate if an antenatal care program for healthy pregnant women with a low risk for adverse outcomes could

SUBMITTER: Stalberg V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8990275 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature