Latest advances in telehealth in maternal health: a review of current scientific literature

Medina-Luque M.R.; Pinto-De-Alarcón J.A. · Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecologia (2025) · DOI: 10.24875/rechog.24000109

Resumen

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic was a great impulse for the implementation and research in telehealth, this has generated a vast amount of information that should be taken advantage of by maternal health professionals. Objective: To synthesize the most important advances in telehealth research oriented to maternal health, consolidating its results and presenting a reflection on its implications. Method: A bibliographic review was conducted using the PRISMA methodology, reviewing the most relevant and high impact research found in the SCOPUS database, resulting in a sample of 48 articles. Results: Telehealth has played an important role in the development of maternal health in recent years, being effective in its application for prenatal health issues, promotion of breastfeeding, mental health in mothers, with a positive evaluation by health personnel and women. Conclusions: Telehealth is a tool that has accelerated growth in importance and usefulness for maternal health services,since it improves user satisfaction and quality of service,while reducing the population’s access gaps.

Instituciones: Universidad Católica de Santa María