Sociodemographic Differences in Perspectives on Postpartum Symptom Reporting

Fewer Black participants, compared with all other groups, stated that they had used an app for reporting symptoms (<i>p</i> = 0.02), were least interested in downloading the described application (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and found a feature for sharing warning sign information with friends and family least important (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Black and non-Hispanic Black participants also preferred reporting symptoms less frequently as compared with Hispanic participants (English and Spanish-speaking; all <i>p</i> < 0.05). Spanish-speaking Hispanic participants tended to prefer calling their professional regarding urgent warning signs, while Black and English-speaking Hispanic groups tended to express interest in using an online chat or patient portal (all <i>p</i> < 0.05) CONCLUSION: Different participant groups described distinct preferences for postpartum symptom reporting based on race, ethnicity, and preferred languages. Tools used to elicit PROs should consider how to be flexible for different preferences or tailored toward different groups.