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title: "07/08/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health"
description: In the news, new data on widening disparities during the COVID pandemic and increased investment in digital health strategies.
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# [07/08/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health](https://babyscripts.com/blog/07/08/2022-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | July 8

New data confirms what the industry suspected: social isolation, shortage of care providers, and other socio-economic factors heightened risk for women during the pandemic with consequences that are still being felt. The industry considers ways to resolve disparities, including infrastructure changes as they invest more heavily in digital health strategies.

7/8, Becker's Health IT: [How inflation is affecting health system CIO decisions](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/how-inflation-is-affecting-health-system-cio-decisions.html)

7/7, Becker's Hospital Review: [OhioHealth to eliminate 637 jobs, its biggest layoff ever](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/ohiohealth-to-eliminate-637-jobs-its-biggest-layoff-ever.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=6044A0861112A7A)

7/6, Contemporary OB/GYN: [Hypertension disorders of pregnancy linked to worsened risk of chronic hypertension later in life](https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/hypertension-disorders-in-pregnancy-linked-to-worsened-risk-of-chronic-hypertension-later-in-life)

7/3, CBS Face the Nation: [Racial disparity in maternal mortality rate "one of the biggest challenges of public health," Harvard expert says](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maternal-mortality-rate-racial-disparity-henning-tiemeier-face-the-nation/) 

6/30, Patient Engagement HIT: [Maternal Health Disparities Widened During COVID-19 Pandemic](https://patientengagementhit.com/news/maternal-health-disparities-widened-during-covid-19-pandemic)

 

6/28, Healthcare IT News: [How remote patient monitoring improves care, saves money for chronic care](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-remote-patient-monitoring-improves-care-saves-money-chronic-care)

 

CVSHealth: [How do you win the trust of the underserved?](https://www.cvshealth.com/news-and-insights/articles/how-do-you-win-the-trust-of-the-underserved?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=STL&utm_campaign=HTR_22&utm_content=Kelly)

 

From Babyscripts,

 

7/7, The Tennessean: [Remote patient monitoring provides essential services to expectant mothers](https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2022/07/07/remote-patient-monitoring-provides-mothers-prenatal-care-access/7780293001/)

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