The Impact of Outpatient Prenatal Care Visitor Restrictions on Pregnant Patients and Partners During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Christina CollartCaitlin CraigheadSusannah RoseRichard FrankelBrownsyne Tucker EdmondsUma PerniEdward K ChienMarissa ColeridgeAngela RanziniRuth M FarrellPublished in: Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) (2022)
This study demonstrates the impact of visitor restrictions on patients' prenatal care experience and perception of health care quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future public health strategies should be individualized to different patient populations addressing knowledge, health literacy, and socioeconomic status, and developed in conjunction with pregnant patients as key stakeholders in the delivery of prenatal health care.