By Alison Pickover, Principal Research Scientist, Maven
Last month, Maven’s Clinical Research and Outcomes Team presented a poster at the 2021 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting. The poster, Preliminary evidence for the clinical effectiveness of adjunctive prenatal telehealthcare, examined delivery outcomes among a sample of more than one thousand women who used Maven’s maternity program in 2019.
The Findings
The Team found that members who enrolled in Maven’s maternity program earlier in their pregnancies were less likely than those who enrolled later to have a cesarean delivery. In fact, the cesarean delivery rate was 30% lower among Maven’s early enrollers. Earlier enrollment even predicted lower odds of a cesarean delivery after accounting for relevant factors like age and BMI.
Similarly, Maven’s Clinical Research and Outcomes Team found lower NICU admission rates among members who enrolled earlier in the pregnancy program. The NICU admission rate was 29% lower among Maven’s early enrollers than among late enrollers.
The take-away: The data suggest that supplemental digital healthcare programs like Maven’s help reduce cesarean deliveries and NICU admissions. The impact of these programs may come from their ability to provide women developmentally-tailored, evidence-based information early in pregnancy.
The ACOG Conference
Every year, physicians, practitioners, researchers, and trainees gather for ACOG’s Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting to learn from experts in the fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Conference attendees come from across the US and the international community to present groundbreaking research and discuss innovation in practice and policy. While the gathering was virtual this year, there was no shortage of engaging symposiums, panel discussions, and poster presentations. The theme of the conference was Personalizing Care: A Way to the Future. Like our work at Maven, the conference highlighted how patient care can be enhanced when providers and healthcare systems embrace a member-centric, personalized approach.
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