OB Nest: Reimagining Low-Risk Prenatal Care.

Using a human-centered design method, our team sought to envision a new model of care for women experiencing low-risk pregnancy. This model, called OB Nest, aimed to demedicalize the experience of pregnancy by providing a supportive and empowering experience that fits within patients' daily lives. To explore this topic, we invited women to use self-monitoring tools, a text-based smartphone application to communicate with their care team, and moderated online communities to connect with other pregnant women.

Implementation of a new prenatal care model to reduce office visits and increase connectivity and continuity of care: protocol for a mixed-methods study.

Background: Most low-risk pregnant women receive the standard model of prenatal care with frequent office visits. Research suggests that a reduced schedule of visits among low-risk women could be implemented without increasing adverse maternal or fetal outcomes, but patient satisfaction with these models varies. We aim to determine the effectiveness and feasibility of a new prenatal care model (OB Nest) that enhances a reduced visit model by adding virtual connections that improve continuity of care and patient-directed access to care.

Postural tachycardia syndrome complicating pregnancy.

Objective: To review clinical experience at our institution on postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) complicating pregnancy.

Methods: In a retrospective review, we identified nine pregnancies in seven patients with POTS syndrome at our institution.

Results: Patients who did not require treatment for POTS before conception were less likely to have an exacerbation of symptoms or need reintroduction of treatment.