Caring for High-Risk Pregnancies Close to Home
Access TeleCare Patient Case Study
The Case
For the first time in Laredo, Texas, a pregnant patient with quadruplets received all prenatal and delivery care in her local community with the collaborative relationship of her OB/GYN and the Access TeleCare Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists. Typically, a patient in Laredo with such a high-risk pregnancy would have to travel 2.5 hours each way for frequent care and monitoring by an MFM specialist, in addition to her regular OB/GYN visits.
The Care Plan
With its telemedicine partnership with Access TeleCare, this patient’s OB/GYN practice was able to provide all monitoring and evaluation in the patient’s home community to monitor for complications common with multiples, such as fetal growth restriction, miscarriage, preterm delivery, and preeclampsia.
“Collaboration among the in-person sonographer and physicians and tele-MFM specialists provided her access to expert subspecialist care while saving valuable windshield time and kept her in her home community.”
Blake Porter, M.D.
Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Access TeleCare
The Result
Through the collaboration of the primary obstetrician, in-person sonographer, and tele-MFM specialist, the patient successfully carried the pregnancy to the third trimester and was able to deliver at the local hospital.
Access TeleCare’s teleMaternal-Fetal Medicine Programs:
Optimize Transfers
Optimize Transfers
Reduce unnecessary transfers and ensure timely transfer for high-risk cases.
Improve Ultrasound Interpretation
Improve Ultrasound Interpretation
Access TeleCare’s specialists detect fetal abnormalities in 7 percent of scans deemed normal by local sonographers and obstetricians.
Increase Local Deliveries
Increase Local Deliveries
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