Implementación de un modelo mixto de atención prenatal, presencial y virtual durante la pandemia COVID-19, en el Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal en Lima, Perú

Luis Meza-Santibañez; Rommy H. Novoa; Juan Torres-Osorio; Vladimir Jáuregui-Canchari; Noé Rodríguez-Hilario; Enrique Guevara-Ríos; Xin Huang-Yang; Walter Ventura Laveriano

doi:10.31403/rpgo.v67i2313

Authors

Luis Meza-Santibañez Executive Directorate for Support for Research and Specialized Teaching; Gynecologist-Obstetrician Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-8187
Rommy H. Novoa Gynecologist-Obstetrician; Master of Science in Epidemiological Research; Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-7408
Juan Torres-Osorio Gynecologist-Obstetrician; Statistics and Informatics Office Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8089-0151
Vladimir Jáuregui-Canchari Statistics and Informatics Office; Computer Engineer Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6560-8832
Noé Rodríguez-Hilario Statistics and Informatics Office; Computer Engineer Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-8187
Enrique Guevara-Ríos Gynecologist-Obstetrician; General Director Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6962-2639
Xin Huang-Yang Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima-Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6462-2405
Walter Ventura Laveriano Gynecologist-Obstetrician; Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology; Subspecialist in Fetal Medicine and Surgery, Fetal Medicine Service Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2888-1394

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v67i2313

Keywords:

Telemedicine, Remote consultation, Prenatal care, Coronavirus infections, Pandemics, COVID-19

Abstract

The coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic and the measures implemented for its control meant the interruption of prenatal care, with potential risk to maternal and fetal health. However, conventional in-person prenatal would imply exposure and risk of infection in patients and health care providers. The Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal (INMP) has incorporated teleconsultation as part of a new model of mixed prenatal care, which aims to reduce in-person appointments and, therefore, the contact and risk of viral transmission. The prenatal care package performs essential activities to care for pregnant women of specific gestational ages with a greater impact on perinatal and maternal outcomes. This new model could be generalized nationally and be part of the solution to the disparities of healthcare in Peru, through policies for the use of telemedicine in prenatal care that facilitate its implementation, as well as its sustainability after the COVID-19 pandemic.