Digital maternity care in Germany: a cross-sectional web-based survey on midwives’ perceptions
The study highlights midwives' openness to digital solutions, their active, though informal, use of such tools, and emphasizes the need to integrate their perspectives into the development of certified, sustainable digital care models in maternity care within an increasingly strained healthcare system.
Authors
- Niklas Gremke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9015-3646)
- Sebastian Kühn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-2973)
- Nikolas Tauber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4592-2151)
- Sebastian Griewing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-8903)
- Johannes Wichmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9877-1422)
- Michael Leyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9429-7770)
- Markus Wallwiener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4139-9340)
- Hanna Gehling
- Corinna Keil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-1319)
- Stephanie Wallwiener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2045-650X)
- Uwe Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-6273)
- P Teske
- Johannes Knitza
- Zoe Oftring
- Marc Potthast
- Jule Däumichen
Institutions
- German Society of Surgery (DE)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Fulda University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE)
- German Cancer Society (DE)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-025-08239-5
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Philipps-Universität Marburg