Prenatal Education in the Digital Age

Abstract

The millennial pregnant patient expects an innovative approach to prenatal care. Patients are reaching to peer support online communities or engaging in direct-to-consumer mobile applications during their pregnancy. Currently developed solutions show promise, however, the clinical impact and generalizability of these solutions remains unclear. Technology has the potential to decrease health care disparities, improve patient and provider satisfaction as well as clinical outcomes. In this article we discuss traditional models of prenatal education as well and suggest how obstetricians should consider utilizing technology as an approach to provide prenatal education to their patients.

How should online antenatal and parenting education be structured according to parents? Qualitative findings from a mixed-methods retrospective study

“…[25][26][27][28] Availability of such programmes also aligns with the expectations of many of the next genera tion of parents, who expect to be able to access reliable information at anytime from anywhere. 24,25,29 Hay et al's 16 recent research supports this phenomenon and reports that a large number of women access the Internet for antenatal education. This was of particular importance during the Covid19 pandemic, when antenatal education online was predominantly the only form of such programmes availa ble to parents.…”

“…21,23,24 This flexibility and accessibility are key attributes of online antenatal programmes. 25 Even before Covid19 lockdowns and restrictions led to the widespread disrup tion to traditional, facetoface antenatal programmes, an increasing number of online antenatal interventions and programmes were evident. 2 Such programmes had demonstrated being able to potentially reach a wider cohort of participants, as well as efficiencies of time and resources.…”

Operationalizing Whole-Person Postpartum Care: Health Care Provider-Level Strategies

“…Many pregnant persons are already using an online pregnancy guide, often via a smartphone application (app). For some patients, phone apps may be the primary mode through which access online information about pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum, with more than 48% of Black or Hispanic pregnant individuals being smartphone dependent because they have no other source of access to the Internet 26. Although many pregnancy apps have some postpartum content, few are designed specifically to address the whole-person concerns of postpartum mothers.…”

“…For some patients, phone apps may be the primary mode through which access online information about pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum, with more than 48% of Black or Hispanic pregnant individuals being smartphone dependent because they have no other source of access to the Internet. 26 Although many pregnancy apps have some postpartum content, few are designed specifically to address the wholeperson concerns of postpartum mothers. In addition, maternal health technologymediated educational tools are rarely codeveloped with stakeholders or centered around health equity.…”

Doğuma Hazırlık sınıflarında verilen eğitimin doğum memnuniyeti üzerine etkisi

“…Bu nedenle verilecek sağlık bakım hizmetleri ile maternal ve fetal sağlığı geliştirmek dolayısıyla, mortalite ve morbitite oranlarını azaltmak mümkündür (1). Modern antenatal bakım hizmetleri bu bağlamda gebelerin fiziksel sağlıkları kadar, psikolojik ve sosyal ihtiyaçlarını karşılamayı ve doğuma hazırlamayı hedeflemektedir (2,3).…”