NIH R01 · 2024
Impacts of Telehealth Policies on Inequities in Perinatal Behavioral Health Care Access and Outcomes
Project Abstract: Suicide is now the leading cause of death during the perinatal period, and nearly a quarter of maternal deaths are attributable to behavioral health (BH) conditions. As with maternal mortality and morbidity overall, poor perinatal BH outcomes disproportionately affect historically marginalized communities of color. Despite the prevalence and life-threatening nature of perinatal BH conditions, only 11% of individuals with these conditions during pregnancy or postpartum receive needed care, and individuals from marginalized and under-resourced populations are less likely to be screened or treated for BH conditions. Telehealth has enormous potential to address the maternal…
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