TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of a perinatal internet consultation forum in Israel
AU - Mankuta, D.
AU - Vinker, S.
AU - Shapira, S.
AU - Laufer, N.
AU - Shveiky, D.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - To analyse the use of a free, public, perinatal internet consultation service, 2000 consultations provided by university hospital staff were evaluated over 30 months. Ninety five percent of the questioners were women, and 62% of them were primiparous. The average response rate was 2.3 audience responses per question. Fifty-two percent of the consultations were related to labour and delivery, 23% were related to pregnancy complications, 16% were related to prenatal diagnosis, and 7% were related to the puerperium period. We conclude that medical consultation forums provide an additional way of delivering inexpensive, accessible, fast, and convenient healthcare services.
AB - To analyse the use of a free, public, perinatal internet consultation service, 2000 consultations provided by university hospital staff were evaluated over 30 months. Ninety five percent of the questioners were women, and 62% of them were primiparous. The average response rate was 2.3 audience responses per question. Fifty-two percent of the consultations were related to labour and delivery, 23% were related to pregnancy complications, 16% were related to prenatal diagnosis, and 7% were related to the puerperium period. We conclude that medical consultation forums provide an additional way of delivering inexpensive, accessible, fast, and convenient healthcare services.
KW - Internet forum consultations
KW - Labour and delivery
KW - Pregnancy complications
KW - Puerperium
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01170.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01170.x
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C2 - 17233866
AN - SCOPUS:33845517652
SN - 1470-0328
VL - 114
SP - 108
EP - 110
JO - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
JF - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
IS - 1
ER -