The Remote health care of gestational diabetes in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web monitoring application

computer solution health health care Gestational Diabetes Remote monitoring

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Vol. 10 No. 06 (2022)
Engineering and Computer Science
June 21, 2022

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The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has led states around the world to impose several preventive measures in order to limit the spread of the infection, particularly among vulnerable people, including pregnant women. Indeed, a limitation of access to prenatal care has been observed at the level of recognized health structures, such as health centers; birthing homes; hospitals, general medicine or obstetrics gynecology practices. These systematic effects on the continuity of prenatal care as well as on the follow-up of gestational diabetes can lead to serious consequences for the mother/newborn couple. In this context coinciding with the era of digital health and from a reactive perception to overcome crisis situations, an innovative alternative is proposed by the development of a computer application allowing the realization of remote care. It is a means of communication between the caregiver and the patient and a facilitator of follow-up of gestational diabetes. It is applicable in both the public and private sectors and does not require a lot of resources or a high intellectual level.