A telematic based antenatal care demonstrator

This paper describes an experience carried out in Portugal in the area of antenatal care. A telematic based system is being implemented on a region of very high perinatal death rate enabling integration of services, remote access to expert advice and identification of high risk pregnancies. Considering the methodology used during early stages of the implementation, the system is an example of a general model of health care integration that may be used as a framework for other systems aiming at to integrate different levels of health care.