Prenatal health care outcomes before, during pandemic

JAMA Network Open

2023-07-18

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The findings of this study of 151,000 pregnant individuals suggest that a multimodal prenatal health care model combining in-office and telemedicine visits performed adequately compared with in-office only prenatal health care, supporting its continued use after the pandemic.

Authors: Assiamira Ferrara, M.D., Ph.D., of Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.24011)

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