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title: 7/11/2020 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
description: The future of telehealth is uncertain as reimbursement practices change post-COVID. Plus, new research on coronavirus and pregnancy.
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# [7/11/2020 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech](https://babyscripts.com/blog/7/11/2020-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health-tech)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | July 10

In this week's news, the future of telehealth is still uncertain as reimbursement codes are rolled back post-COVID and policy-makers debate how and what solutions should be paid for, while many in the field are considering telehealth a non-option in the new normal. Plus, new findings on the effects of coronavirus on pregnant mothers and an increase in maternal mental health problems during the pandemic.

7/9, Washington Post: [Study results suggest pregnant women may be able to transmit coronavirus to their babies](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/another-study-suggests-pregnant-women-can-transmit-coronavirus-to-their-babies/2020/07/09/9f7f333a-c1f2-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html)

7/9, Benefits Pro: [Telehealth claims take a substantial leap in the COVID-19 era](https://www.benefitspro.com/2020/07/09/telehealth-claims-take-a-substantial-leap-in-the-covid-19-era/)

7/9, Healthcare Finance: [Insurers need flexibility in benefit design to continue telehealth past the public health emergency](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/insurers-need-flexibility-benefit-design-continue-telehealth-past-public-health-emergency)

7/9, ABC7: [Novelty to necessity: Telehealth an option as patients fear contracting COVID at hospitals](https://wjla.com/news/coronavirus/telehealth-becomes-necessity-during-pandemic)

7/8, National Law Review: [Around the Corner: The Future Of Telehealth After COVID-19](https://www.natlawreview.com/article/around-corner-future-telehealth-after-covid-19)

7/7, mHealth Intelligence: [A Small Medical Group Uses Telehealth to Redesign Care Management](https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/a-small-medical-group-uses-telehealth-to-redesign-care-management)

7/6, ProPublica: [Agonizing Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant Women and Babies at Risk](https://www.propublica.org/article/agonizing-lag-in-coronavirus-research-puts-pregnant-women-and-babies-at-risk)

7/5, Business Insider: [Trump's Medicare chief has a big decision to make over whether doctors should be paid for phone calls and video visits. Here are the 3 biggest concerns she's weighing over the future of healthcare.](https://www.businessinsider.com/cms-administrator-seema-verma-on-the-future-of-telehealth-2020-7)

7/4, ABC News: [Anxiety, depression increasing among mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/anxiety-depression-increasing-mothers-covid-19-pandemic/story?id=71605965&fbclid=IwAR1_k0Rnd0bpaRB7Qv0k1J9JZ2QSU056HZSqPpLk1DA5JR54iep_AOinJ1U)

7/2, USA Today: [Telehealth called a 'silver lining' of the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, it might stick](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/07/02/telehealth-soars-covid-19-shutdown-limits-doctor-visits/5355739002/)

7/2, Harvard Business Review: [How to Make Remote Monitoring Tech Part of Everyday Health Care](https://hbr.org/2020/07/how-to-make-remote-monitoring-tech-part-of-everyday-health-care)

7/1, Advisory Board: [3 ways Covid-19 could widen the maternal health gap](https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2020/07/01/maternal-health-gap)

 

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