Despite the importance of prenatal care, recent CDC data shows that access to prenatal care is decreasing. Although fewer women are starting prenatal care in the first trimester, the proportion of women starting it later in pregnancy or not receiving prenatal care is increasing.
Unified Women’s Healthcare supports women’s health practices and provides fertility services, birth analysis, care coordination, and other technology-enabled services. The company is exploring how these tools can help patients receive treatment earlier and better support throughout their pregnancy.
Integrated Chief Medical Officer Elizabeth Celot, M.D., joins senior writer Anastasia Guliadkovskaya to discuss the company’s approach, the barriers keeping patients from prenatal care, and the role technology can play in expanding access.
