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title: 5/29/2020 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
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# [5/29/2020 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech](https://babyscripts.com/blog/5/29/2020-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health-tech)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | May 29

As the phrase "new normal" fast becomes ubiquitous, every industry is determining what that looks like in their own space. In healthcare, it is no longer a question *that* virtual care will be a part of the post-pandemic standard of care, but instead who will pay for it, and how it will affect the patient-provider relationship. Plus, how COVID-19 is driving changes to the traditional model of maternity care. 

5/28/20, Fierce Healthcare: [Primary care practices could close in a matter of 'weeks not months' without financial support](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/primary-care-practices-could-close-a-matter-weeks-not-months-without-financial-support)

5/28/20, HRDive: [Telehealth use grew 1.6 times since last summer, Blue Cross Blue Shield says](https://www.hrdive.com/news/telehealth-use-grew-16-times-since-last-summer-blue-cross-blue-shield-say/578607/)

5/27/20, MobiHealthNews: [COVID-19: The rise and rise of telemedicine](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/europe/covid-19-rise-and-rise-telemedicine)

5/27/20, Health Leaders: [Telehealth Expansion During Coronavirus Pandemic Changing Physician-Patient Relationship](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/clinical-care/telehealth-expansion-during-coronavirus-pandemic-changing-physician-patient)

5/26/20, Fierce Healthcare: [Primary care clinicians say they need a financial lifeline](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/primary-care-clinicians-say-they-need-a-financial-lifeline)

5/26/20, Commonwealth Fund: [Maternity Care, Interrupted](http://features.commonwealthfund.org/maternity-care-interrupted?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Delivery%20System%20Review)

5/25/20, Yahoo Finance: [Insurers eye payment 'recalibration' as coronavirus fuels shift to telehealth, testing](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/insurers-eye-payment-recalibration-as-coronavirus-fuels-shift-to-telehealth-132159750.html)

5/22/20, Contemporary OBGYN: [COVID-19 and pregnancy: Dr. Emily Miller](https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/covid-19/covid-19-and-pregnancy-dr-emily-miller)

 

 

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