Pregnant mothers at this hospital visit an 'O Bar' modeled on the Apple Store, then take home gadgets to monitor their pregnancies
When Lisette Hatamian, a New Orleans resident, learned that she was expecting her first baby last fall, her doctors told her about a new program to monitor her health from home.
The O Bar gave Hatamian a set of devices selected for pregnant mothers, including a wireless weight scale and a blood pressure cuff, as well as dipsticks and cups to measure protein levels in urine. For patients like Hatamian, especially those on their second or third pregnancies, it's a relief to get to avoid the hassle of driving to medical appointments just to check their weight and blood pressure.
The next step will be to open up the program to mothers with higher risk pregnancies, to find out whether more regular monitoring can make a difference.
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