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Delivery strategies for postpartum care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This systematic review examined the effects of postpartum health care-delivery strategies on health care utilization and maternal outcomes. The authors searched medical databases from inception to November 16, 2022. They found 64 eligible studies (50 randomized controlled trials, 14 nonrandomized comparative studies; N=543,480). The review found that for general postpartum care, care location (clinic, at home, by telephone) did not affect depression or anxiety symptoms (low strength of evidence), and care integration (by multiple types of health care professionals) did not affect depression symptoms or substance use (low strength of evidence). Providing contraceptive care earlier (compared with later) was associated with greater implant use at 6 months (moderate strength of evidence). Low strength of evidence was found for location of breastfeeding affecting hospitalization, other unplanned care utilization, or mental health symptoms. Peer support was associated with higher rates of any or exclusive breastfeeding at 1 month and any breastfeeding at 3-6 months but not other breastfeeding measures (all moderate strength of evidence). Care by a lactation consultant was associated with higher breastfeeding rates at 6 months but not exclusive breastfeeding (all moderate strength of evidence). Moderate strength of evidence was found for the association of use and nonuse of information technology for breastfeeding care with comparable rates of breastfeeding. Moderate strength of evidence was found for the association of testing reminders for screening or preventive care and greater adherence to oral glucose tolerance testing but not random glucose or hemoglobin A1c testing.
AHRQ-funded; 75Q80120D00001; 75Q80121F32007.
Citation: Saldanha IJ, Adam GP, Kanaan G .
Delivery strategies for postpartum care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Obstet Gynecol 2023 Sep 1; 142(3):529-42. doi: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005293..
Keywords: Maternal Care, Women, Healthcare Delivery, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research