Telemedicine in obstetrics

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 422-433

  Odibo, Imelda N ^a   Wendel, Paul J ^a   Magann, Everett F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

obstetrics; remote pregnancy complications; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILE PHONE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; TELEMEDICINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84882365655     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e318290fef0     Document Type: Review

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