The rise of tele-mental health in perinatal settings

Pamela A Geller; Navy Spiecker; Joanna C M Cole; Lindsay Zajac; Chavis A Patterson

doi:10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151431

The rise of tele-mental health in perinatal settings

Semin Perinatol. 2021 Aug;45(5):151431. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151431. Epub 2021 Apr 5.

Authors

Pamela A Geller¹, Navy Spiecker², Joanna C M Cole³, Lindsay Zajac⁴, Chavis A Patterson⁵

Affiliations

¹ Associate Professor of Psychology and OB/GYN, Director of Clinical Training (Clinical Psychology PhD program), Co-Director, Mother Baby Connections, Drexel University, Visiting Professor of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia USA. Electronic address: pg27@drexel.edu.
² Drexel University USA.
³ Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment and Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia USA.
⁴ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia USA.
⁵ Director of Psychosocial Services, Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania USA.

PMID: 33992443
DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151431

Abstract

We discuss the use of tele-mental health in settings serving expectant parents in fetal care centers and parents with children receiving treatment in neonatal intensive care units within a pediatric institution. Our emphasis is on the dramatic rise of tele-mental health service delivery for this population in the wake of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., including relevant practice regulations, challenges and advantages associated with the transition to tele-mental health in these perinatal settings.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control
Delivery of Health Care* / organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care* / trends
Female
Humans
Infection Control
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / trends*
Male
Mental Health / trends*
Parents / education
Parents / psychology
Perinatal Care* / methods
Perinatal Care* / organization & administration
Pregnancy
Prenatal Education / trends
Psychosocial Intervention* / methods
Psychosocial Intervention* / trends
SARS-CoV-2
Telemedicine* / methods
Telemedicine* / organization & administration
United States / epidemiology