Pregnancy is an amazing experience for mothers, but it can come with a number of challenges. Beyond the sometimes debilitating symptoms of pregnancy, mothers who are expecting must see their doctors multiple times throughout the gestation period. This requirement can be difficult for women who need to see numerous specialists, have busy schedules and have limited means of transportation. Still, expectant mothers are encouraged to attend all pre-term doctor’s appointments to receive expert care and necessary monitoring of their unborn children.
To ensure all mothers are receiving the care they need throughout their pregnancies, pre-natal healthcare providers are implementing telemedicine solutions into their current offerings. Read on for some of the benefits of introducing telemedicine to expectant mothers.
Frequent check-ups without the need to travel
The technology already available today for pre-natal care is amazing! Coupling in telemedicine with the existing practices just makes the reach even farther. Healthcare providers trying to deliver access to care for expectant mothers who might not be able to travel to an urban facility for care, can now easily perform examinations on patients using live ultrasound technology. This opens up a whole new way of doing pre-natal check-ups, by streaming ultrasound images directly to the remote provider at the time of the check up.
Instead of traveling from doctor to gynecologist to specialist to share information in regard to their pregnancies, mothers can also utilize telemedicine to transfer data among many medical professionals. Women who are expecting already have to attend doctor’s appointments once a month up until the 28-week mark, when they then have to see their physicians twice a week up until the birth of the baby. If a mother has to see more than one doctor, she may not have the time or resources to make it to every extra appointment.
AMD Telemedicine’s AGNES Interactive platform makes remote ultrasound possible.
Offer services where specialists are rare
A mother who is experiencing a high-risk pregnancy will have to see doctors more often than the average pregnant woman. Again, this need can be difficult for someone who has limited access to care, such as a patient living in a rural location, or means of transportation to drive to the city where the specialist provides assistance. When more hospitals offer telemedicine solutions, mothers who need special treatment from a cardiologist or other medical professional during a high-risk pregnancy will have better access to those resources. Remote video conferencing allows for emergency consultations that can save the life of the baby and the mother who’s carrying, ultimately improving the quality of care your hospital provides.
How AMD Global Telemedicine can help your facility
As a medical facility that provides services for expectant mothers, it is your responsibility to ensure the utmost care throughout your female patients’ pregnancies. By partnering with AMD Global Telemedicine, you can create a telehealth solution that uses cutting-edge technology to provide care for pregnant mothers in need. For more information on how AMD Global Telemedicine can transform your hospital into a top-notch, advantageous facility for expectant mothers, contact us today
