Guidance on providing telebehavioral health care for perinatal populations: An assessment of resources and gaps

IF 3.2 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Archives of Women's Mental Health Pub Date : 2026-09-23 DOI:10.1007/s00737-026-01770-7

Armenda Bialas, Julia Rollison, Jessica L. Sousa, Rachel K. Landis, Laura J. Faherty

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Abstract

Purpose

Perinatal behavioral health conditions are a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Telehealth can reduce access barriers, but availability of implementation guidance specific to the perinatal period is unknown.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive environmental scan of 71 organizational websites and nine semi-structured clinician interviews to identify clinician-facing telehealth implementation resources geared towards those practicing in the United States.

Results

Twenty organizations (28%) published perinatal telehealth materials; sixteen provided nineteen unique resources specific to perinatal telebehavioral health. Most resources (n = 14) provided broad guidance relevant to the perinatal period, while six addressed prenatal telehealth care. No resources provided postpartum-specific guidance. Interviews revealed mixed perspectives on the adequacy of clinical guidance resources.

Conclusion

Limited and outdated resources, particularly the absence of postpartum‑specific guidance, suggest the need for coordinated, perinatal‑specific telebehavioral health implementation materials.

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为围产期人口提供远程行为保健的指导：对资源和差距的评估。

目的：围产期行为健康状况是孕产妇发病和死亡的主要原因。远程保健可以减少获取障碍，但目前尚不清楚是否有针对围产期的实施指南。方法：我们对71个组织网站和9个半结构化临床医生访谈进行了全面的环境扫描，以确定面向临床医生的远程医疗实施资源，这些资源面向那些在美国执业的人。结果：20个组织（28%）出版了围产期远程保健材料；16个国家提供了19种专门用于围产期远程行为保健的独特资源。大多数资源（n = 14）提供了与围产期有关的广泛指导，而6个资源涉及产前远程保健。没有资源提供产后具体指导。访谈揭示了对临床指导资源是否充足的不同看法。结论：有限和过时的资源，特别是缺乏产后具体指导，表明需要协调，围产期具体的远程行为健康实施材料。

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来源期刊

Archives of Women's Mental Health 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

4.40%

发文量

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Archives of Women’s Mental Health is the official journal of the International Association for Women''s Mental Health, Marcé Society and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology (NASPOG). The exchange of knowledge between psychiatrists and obstetrician-gynecologists is one of the major aims of the journal. Its international scope includes psychodynamics, social and biological aspects of all psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders in women. The editors especially welcome interdisciplinary studies, focussing on the interface between psychiatry, psychosomatics, obstetrics and gynecology. Archives of Women’s Mental Health publishes rigorously reviewed research papers, short communications, case reports, review articles, invited editorials, historical perspectives, book reviews, letters to the editor, as well as conference abstracts. Only contributions written in English will be accepted. The journal assists clinicians, teachers and researchers to incorporate knowledge of all aspects of women’s mental health into current and future clinical care and research.