Patient Experience of Obstetric Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Results From a Recurring National Survey
Danielle Bradley, Arianna I. Blaine, Neel Shah, Ateev Mehrotra, Rahul Gupta, Adam Wolfberg
Abstract
The experience of pregnant and postpartum patients continues to evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited clinical data and the unknown nature of the virus' impact and transmission routes have forced constant changes to traditional care delivery. Dependence on telehealth technology such as telephonic and videoconferencing has surged, and patients' willingness to visit traditional health care facilities has plummeted. We set out to create an ongoing surveillance system to monitor changes to prenatal and obstetric care and the patient experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
TelehealthPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)TelemedicineMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakHealth careSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medical emergencyVideoconferencingTransmission (telecommunications)NursingDiseasePolitical scienceVirologyMultimediaLawEngineeringPathologyOutbreakComputer scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)Electrical engineeringCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions