Hans van den Heuvel

2 the need for evidence for health outcomes, patient satisfaction and the impact on costs of the possibilities of e-health interventions in perinatal care. In general, the combination of increased patient empowerment and home pregnancy care could lead to more satisfaction and efficiency. Despite the challenges of privacy, liability and costs, e-health is very likely to disperse globally in the next decade and it has the potential to deliver a revolution in perinatal care. LITERATURE OVERVIEW OF E-HEALTH IN PERINATAL CARE 19