Using a Patient Navigator to Improve Postpartum Care in an Urban Women's Health Clinic

2017134 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Lynn M. Yee · Northwestern University

Noelle G. Martinez · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Antoinette T. Nguyen · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Nadia Hajjar · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Melissa J. Chen · Northwestern University

Melissa A. Simon · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

Implementation of a postpartum navigation program was associated with improved retention in routine postpartum care and frequency of contraception uptake, depression screening, and vaccination.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Maternal and fetal healthcare Global Maternal and Child Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume 129, Issue 5, pp. 925-933

DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001977

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