Enhanced Postpartum Care for Maternal Health
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The purpose of the study is to design, implement, and evaluate a holistic postpartum women's health care system for women who have cardiovascular risk factors for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) including chronic hypertension, chronic diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre-pregnancy obesity, or a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP) which includes gestational hypertension or preeclampsia. The researchers will use a sequential mixed methods design. First, the researchers will conduct in-depth interviews with women who have given birth in the prior year to characterize barriers and facilitators to accessing postpartum care. The information from these interviews will be used to inform the design of a postpartum care system. Next, the researchers will conduct a pragmatic randomized trial to test the effectiveness of the system on postpartum care engagement versus standard of care.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Anne Dunlop, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Emory University
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for English or Spanish-speaking women who have had at least one prenatal visit at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, plan to deliver there, and are 20-34 weeks pregnant with conditions like chronic diabetes, hypertension, gestational diabetes, or hypertensive pregnancy disorders.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention Design
In-depth interviews with women who have given birth in the prior year to characterize barriers and facilitators to accessing postpartum care
Treatment
Implementation of a woman-centered, comprehensive postpartum care system for women with cardiovascular risk factors
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for ongoing pregnancy complications, medication use, and healthcare engagement
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Enhanced Postpartum Care System
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Emory University
Lead Sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator