Beyond COVID-19: Prospect of telemedicine for obstetrics patients in Pakistan.

Objective: To explore obstetrics patients' experiences with telemedicine during COVID-19 and assess their intent for its future use.

Design: An exploratory design was applied considering that telemedicine was a new phenomenon in Pakistan particularly for antenatal care services during COVID-19.

Method: Primary data was collected through a telephonic survey of 132 respondents randomly selected from the pool of obstetrics patients who used telemedicine services of Shifa International Hospital (SIH) in Islamabad, Pakistan during the pandemic.