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ArticleThe Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology2021

Business as usual during the COVID-19 pandemic? Reflections on state-wide trends in maternity telehealth consultations during lockdown in Victoria and New South Wales.

Stephanie Potenza, Melvin Barrientos Marzan, Daniel Lorber Rolnik, Kirsten Palmer, Joanne Said, Clare Whitehead, Penelope Sheehan, Ben W Mol, Susan Walker, Lisa Hui

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Article in The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Stephanie PotenzaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Mercy Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6546-1527
Melvin Barrientos MarzanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Daniel Lorber RolnikDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2263-3592
Kirsten PalmerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Joanne SaidDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6263-0030
Clare WhiteheadDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Penelope SheehanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Ben W MolDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8337-550X
Susan WalkerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Mercy Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Lisa HuiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Mercy Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9720-3562

Funding

Norman Beisher Medical Research FoundationUniversity of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented changes to maternity care across Australia. This study aims to analyse trends in maternity consultations and the uptake of telehealth in Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) since the first restrictions to reduce COVID-19 transmission were implemented. From March 2020 to April 2021, a higher proportion of antenatal care consultations was delivered via telehealth in Victoria compared to NSW (13.8% vs 7.4%, P < 0.0001). Uptake of telehealth and a shift from in-person care has been a major contributor to maintaining pregnancy care during pandemic restrictions. However, further research is required to understand women's perspectives and health outcomes.

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COVID-19Maternal Health ServicesTelemedicineCommunicable Disease ControlFemaleHumansNew South WalesPandemicsPregnancyReferral and ConsultationSARS-CoV-2VictoriaantenatalCOVID-19maternityobstetricstelemedicine

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PMID34611888
PMCPMC8652737

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