Introduction Adequate postpartum care, including the comprehensive postpartum visit, is
critical for long-term maternal health and the reduction of maternal mortality, particularly for …

Importance Gestational diabetes (GD) affects up to 10% of pregnancies and increases
lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes 10-fold; postpartum diabetes evaluation and primary care …

Importance Little is known about the quality of postpartum care or disparities in the content of
postpartum care associated with health insurance, rural or urban residency, and race and …

Importance Although health insurance continuity is important during the perinatal period to
improve birth outcomes and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, insurance disruptions …

Background Despite the importance of prenatal care, quality measurement efforts have
focused on the number of prenatal visits, or prenatal care adequacy, rather than the services …

Objective Postpartum visits are an important opportunity to address ongoing maternal
health. Experiences of discrimination in healthcare can impact healthcare use, including …

Background: This study aimed to determine whether birthing people who experience severe
maternal morbidity (SMM) are more likely to be diagnosed with a postpartum mental illness …

Background and aims COVID‐19 forced healthcare systems to implement telehealth
programs, facilitated in Massachusetts by a policy requiring insurers to reimburse for …

Researchers have suggested that some women are undiagnosed and untreated for
postpartum depression (PPD). However, there are mixed findings of the factors most likely to …

Objective Referrals are an important component of patient care, and have been increasing
over time. During pregnancy, people have intensive contact with the healthcare system, but …