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Abstract: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies, telehealth has become vital for improving women’s health since it offers easy accessto medical care. This strategy makes virtual consultations, remote monitoring, and access to expert treatment possible to address various healthneeds, such as mental health, chronic illness management, and reproductive health. Women are enabled […]

Adoption of telehealth technologies may improve the antenatal care experience for women and reducehealthcare expenditure without adversely impacting health outcomes for the mother or baby. More studies are war-ranted to confirm telehealth does not alter the risk of rare outcomes such as maternal or neonatal mortality.

Self-examination using mobile systems for fetal ultrasound during pregnancy was generally acceptable for the pregnant women who participated. The analysis showed that the image quality was adequate for assessing amniotic fluid in most participants. Identification of fetal heartbeat and fetal facial profile was more challenging for the women. Further studies are needed to determine whether ultrasound self-examinations can be implemented in prenatal care and what effects this might have on fetomaternal outcomes.
The next step will be to perform a clinical trial using study procedures similar to those in this study, but with the women receiving additional live support from a physician using video telephony.

The Pulsenmore ultrasound system is a feasible solution for remote sonographic fetal assessment. Further studies are needed to assess its role and impact in telehealth antenatal care and fetal surveillance.

A look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the prenatal treatment model for the benefit of patients and clinicians
Colleen C. Denny, MD, and Steven R. Goldstein, MD, NCMP, CCD