Sociodemographic Differences in Perspectives on Postpartum Symptom Reporting.

 The overall goal of this work is to create a patient-reported outcome (PRO) and decision support system to help postpartum patients determine when to seek care for concerning symptoms. In this case study, we assessed differences in perspectives for application design needs based on race, ethnicity, and preferred language.  A sample of 446 participants who reported giving birth in the past 12 months was recruited from an existing survey panel. We sampled participants from four self-reported demographic groups: (1) English-speaking panel, Black/African American race, non-Hispanic ethnicity; (2) Spanish-speaking panel, Hispanic-ethnicity; (3) English-speaking panel, Hispanic ethnicity; (4) English-speaking panel, non-Black race, non-Hispanic ethnicity. Participants provided survey-based feedback regarding interest in using the application, comfort reporting symptoms, desired frequency of reporting, reporting tool features, and preferred outreach pathway for concerning symptoms.  Fewer Black participants, compared with all other groups, stated that they had used an app for reporting symptoms (

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L.E.R. is an up-to-date contributor and an advisory board member for the New English Journal of Medicine, and Contemporary OB/GYN. She has also been a speaker for Medscape and is an expert reviewer for Pfizer on the RSV Vaccine. A.H. is an up-to-date contributor, a co-founder and medical consultant for Iris Ob Health, and a consultant for Progyny.