Advantages of using telemedicine for pregnant women in Latin American countries

Montealegre Inuma J.J.; Gonzales Sánchez Á.G.; Escalante Berrocal J.A.; Vela-Ruiz J.M.; Desposorio-Robles K.J.; Alatrista Gutiérrez Vda. Bambaren M.D.S. · Revista de Obstetricia y Ginecologia de Venezuela (2024) · DOI: 10.51288/00840416

Resumen

Objective: To examine scientific publications on the advantages of telemedicine for pregnant women in Latin America. Methods: Search sources: Google Scholar, Scielo, Scopus and PubMed. PEO (Population, Exposure, Outcome) Question: What is the advantage of using telemedicine in pregnant women in Latin America, period 2019-2024? Keyords: “Pregnant women”, “Telemedicine”, “Virtual medicine” combined with “Gestantes”, “Telemedicine” and “Latin America”. Articles published from March 2019 to March 2024 were selected. Results: Of 713 selected articles, 66 replicated were discarded and 38 were discarded because the document was not found; of those collected, 445 were excluded for not meeting the keyword combination and 135 articles for not complying with inclusion and exclusion criteria. Twenty-nine articles were selected, 15 had research results and 14 were considered for theoretical-conceptual aspects. Conclusion: This research suggests that telemedicine in pregnant women offers better medical accessibility, medical-maternal education, telemonitoring, and data collection for research.

Instituciones: Universidad Ricardo Palma