Informed for birth – long before labour begins
Before birth, the patient needs patient education on pain relief, epidural and a possible caesarean section. medudoc accompanies her digitally early in pregnancy, in her language and on her smartphone. If desired, medudoc also provides the anaesthetist for the consent discussion.
Starting point
Many births, little time for patient education
Before birth, the topics are pain relief, epidural, induction of labour and a possible caesarean section. Many hospitals report that they lack the time for detailed patient education of every pregnant woman.
High volume, scarce resources
Patient education is needed for a very large number of pregnant women, often on the same topics. Some hospitals therefore provide it in groups, even in lecture halls.
Many first languages
In many maternity units, a large proportion of pregnant women have a first language other than German. A discussion in German reaches them only in part.
In the delivery room, it is too late
During labour, a calm decision about an epidural or caesarean section is difficult. Patient education belongs in pregnancy, not in the delivery room.
The smartphone is already there
Expectant mothers usually use their smartphone every day anyway. A digital process reaches them there – no app, no new password.
Accompanied through pregnancy
From birth registration to the delivery room
Your hospital brings the pregnant woman into the digital process as early as possible. The medudoc patient portal accompanies her until the birth.
1. Invite early
Via QR code on the leaflet or a link on your website, ideally as early as the birth registration.
2. Digital medical history at home
The pregnant woman records pre-existing conditions, medication and allergies calmly, in her language.
3. One video for everything that may happen
The patient education video explains birth, monitoring, pain relief and epidural, caesarean section and what happens if things turn out differently – such as vacuum extraction or an emergency caesarean section.
4. Mark questions directly in the video
The pregnant woman marks anything unclear while watching the video. The questions appear in the consent discussion.
5. Watch again and again
The video remains available in the patient portal throughout pregnancy – also to watch together with her partner.
6. Consent discussion with anaesthesia
With your team or, if desired, with an anaesthetist from medudoc.
7. Consent electronically
The bilingual consent sheet is signed electronically and transferred to your HIS as a PDF/A.
The pregnant woman arrives for the birth informed, and her consent is documented. She can still refuse a measure during labour.
In her language
Understandable in 23 languages, on her own smartphone
Patient education only works if it is understood. medudoc provides patient education content in 23 languages – narrated, subtitled and deliberately in plain language.
Narrated and subtitled
The patient education video speaks the pregnant woman's language. Subtitles and a reading version are also available.
Bilingual consent sheet
German original on the left, translation on the right. Legally binding consent is given on the German original; the translation helps patients whose first language is not German to understand it.
In the browser, on any device
No app, no new password. The pregnant woman opens the link on her smartphone and continues where she left off.
Watch together
Her partner can watch the video with her. Questions arise at home, not only in the delivery room.
The consent discussion
With your team – or with anaesthesia from medudoc
Both paths start with the same preparation at home. The physician decides, depending on the risk profile, whether a telemedical consent discussion is sufficient.
Your team informs, well prepared
The standard path. Your anaesthetists conduct the consent discussion, on site or by telemedicine.
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Medical history and questions from the video in the HCP Dashboard
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Notable information flagged, metrics calculated
Consent discussion on site or by phone or video
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Classification by physicians and approval by your team
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Electronic consent, in the browser or on a signature pad
The discussion starts with the open questions, not from scratch.
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medudoc provides the anaesthetist for the discussion
When your hospital lacks capacity. An anaesthetist from medudoc conducts the consent discussion.
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The same preparation at home, in the same patient portal
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Medical history and questions reviewed by a physician
Consent discussion with anaesthesia from medudoc
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Classification by a physician and documentation in the case
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Handover to your hospital before the birth begins
Your hospital receives the pregnant woman classified by a physician and informed.
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One result for both paths
The consent sheet is available as a PDF/A with the consent trail and medical history in the appendix – archived audit-proof and transferred to the HIS before the birth begins.
Pilot project
If desired, an informed patient rather than just a process
For maternity units, medudoc optionally offers more than the platform. If desired, medudoc also provides the anaesthetist for the consent discussion – at a fixed price per patient. The offer starts as a pilot with the first hospitals.
The physician's discussion included
An anaesthetist from medudoc conducts the consent discussion and makes the medical classification.
Fully documented
Consent, consent trail and medical history are combined in one PDF/A and sent to your HIS.
Predictable per patient
A fixed price per patient instead of tied-up physician time in your clinic.
Voluntary
Your hospital decides whether to use the offer. The digital process also works with your own team.
Benefits
Relief for obstetrics, anaesthesia and pregnant women
For obstetrics
- Patient education completed before labour begins
- Medical history and consent in the case when the pregnant woman arrives
- No group sessions due to lack of time
- Complete consent trail – who viewed and signed what, and when
For anaesthesia
- Epidural patient education during pregnancy instead of in the delivery room
- Questions from the video already in the discussion
- Metrics calculated, notable information flagged
- Relief from anaesthesia by medudoc if desired
For pregnant women
- Patient education content in 23 languages
- Watch the video again and again, also with a partner
- Note questions calmly at home
- On her own smartphone, no app
Consent sheets
Patient education content for gynaecology and obstetrics
The medudoc medical editorial team creates consent sheets and patient education videos for obstetrics and gynaecology and reviews them at least once a year. Sheets on birth can be combined with the epidural into one document.
Birth
Measures around vaginal birth.
Caesarean section and epidural
Planned or in an emergency, with anaesthesia for the birth.
Pregnancy
Prenatal diagnostics and procedures during pregnancy.
Gynaecological surgery
Procedures on the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes.
References
What physicians say about medudoc
“medudoc is convincing: medical patient education and documentation become digital, visual and individually tailored to each patient.”
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Patrick MeybohmDirector of the Department of Anaesthesiology, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg“medudoc has understood where the real challenges lie in the anaesthesia outpatient clinic.”
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver BozinovDeputy CMO and member of the Executive Board, hoch Health Ostschweiz“Being able to watch the videos again at home with grandchildren or children is great, especially for older patients.”
Dr. med. Moritz SparnSenior Physician in the Department of General, Visceral, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, hoch Health Ostschweiz (ehemals Kantonsspital St. Gallen)
Knowledge
More on understandable and verifiable patient education
The workflow up to the birth
- Patient intakeAccess via QR code, website link or appointment confirmation – no app, no new password.Learn more
- Digital medical historyOne questionnaire for surgery and anaesthesia – adaptive, with medication by photo and upload of findings.Learn more
- Patient education videoPersonalised patient education videos for each procedure, with subtitles and a reading version.Learn more
- Digital consent sheetPatient-specific consent sheet with electronic signature.Learn more
- Consent discussionOn site or telemedical – prepared by video and consent sheet.Learn more
- Documentation & archivingComplete consent trail and audit-proof archiving as PDF/A.Learn more
Become a pilot hospital for patient education before birth
In a demo, we show you how pregnant women are accompanied digitally from registration to birth – and what the pilot with anaesthesia from medudoc could look like in your hospital.