COVID-19 and the Fourth Trimester of Pregnancy

A Year of Lessons Learned

From disrupting everyday practice to becoming part of everyday life, Covid-19 not only laid bare many of the vulnerabilities and challenges faced by pregnant patients amid a pandemic, but it also created an opportunity to advance perinatal care by:

• refocusing on patient-centered care
• promoting shared decision-making
• leveraging technology to reduce barriers and improve access to care