TELEHEALTH FOR MATERNAL HEALTH EQUITY: A SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATION USING THE MCEI FRAMEWORK
Authors: Michael David Anderson, Laura Michelle Robinson, Evelyn Grace Thompson
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17377161
Published: October 2025
Abstract
<p><em>Persistent maternal health disparities across racial, socioeconomic, and geographic lines remain a critical equity challenge in the United States, particularly for Black women who experience maternal mortality at rates nearly three times higher than white women. Technology-enabled care delivery through telehealth presents a transformative opportunity to address these systemic inequities by expanding access to quality maternal healthcare services across traditional barriers. </em></p> <p><em>This paper reviews the Maternal Care and Equity Intervention (MCEI) framework, an innovative, scalable, equity-centered model for sustainable telehealth integration in maternal care systems. Drawing on a comprehensive review of telehealth applications across prenatal, emergency, and postpartum care, we examine how remote technologies, when implemented with deliberate, equity-focused strategies care, can improve access, reduce mortality, and support culturally competent maternal care. </em></p> <p><em>Sustainable integration of technology-enabled maternal care requires supportive policy frameworks, provider training, and community partnerships to ensure virtual care benefits all women, regardless of geography, race, or income, rather than reinforcing existing disparities</em></p>
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