Patient Navigators Improve Postpartum Care Completion — SkimNews
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- New mothers paired with patient navigators were much more likely to receive postpartum care, depression screening, preventive testing, and ongoing primary care than those without that support
- Patient navigators addressed practical barriers including transportation, childcare, scheduling, and confusing medical information to help mothers stay engaged with care
Why it matters: Postpartum care is a stage where women frequently fall through the cracks on screenings and follow-up visits, putting them at risk of undiagnosed mental health conditions and missed preventive care. The finding suggests a relatively simple human-support intervention can meaningfully lift completion rates across multiple care categories at once, rather than tackling each gap separately.
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