RECRUITING

Patient-clinical Linkages to Improve Trust and Engagement in Postpartum Healthcare

Study Overview

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Description

Maternal mortality in the United States is higher than in peer nations and has not decreased since 1990. Beyond mortality, severe maternal mortality impacts far too many women. Not only are these high rates alarming, but notable racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist. These inequities are highly regional, with women living in the rural southeast part of the United States, including the Mississippi Delta, having the highest rates of maternal mortality and morbidity. Unfortunately, these disparities have proven to be stubbornly resistant to interventions, necessitating an innovative multifaceted approach focused on community practice, building trust, and prioritizing patient voices. To meet this need, this proposal aims to establish the Mississippi Delta Research Center of Excellence for Maternal Health with the goal of addressing preventable maternal mortality, decreasing severe maternal morbidity, and promoting maternal health equity in partnership with the Mississippi Delta community. This patient-clinical linkages intervention study will evaluate the effectiveness of a multilevel and multisector communication and health literacy strategy to increase trust and engagement in postpartum healthcare among women in the Mississippi Delta, with a specific focus on Black women, their families, and their communities. These research projects both have the overarching goal of partnering with the community to determine and meet the needs of pregnant and postpartum women in the Mississippi Delta and address the disparities within maternity health and health care outcomes.

Official Title

Empowering Women for Postpartum Care and Reproductive Health in Mississippi Delta

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-06-01
Study Completion:2030-06-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06481631

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Identified as high risk pregnancy
  2. * Postpartum mothers/parents 18-45 years
  3. * Resident of the one of 5 target counties (Washington, Bolivar, Scott, Humphreys, and Carroll)
  4. * Maternal healthcare providers in target counties
  5. * Maternal community health leaders
  1. * not identified as high risk pregnancy
  2. * 18 years of age postpartum
  3. * cesarean birth
  4. * non-resident of the 5 target counties

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Mary Shaw, PhD
CONTACT
601-979-3103
mary.shaw@jsums.edu
Girmay Berhie, PhD
CONTACT
601-979-1184
girmay.berhie@jsums.edu

Principal Investigator

Mary Shaw, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Jackson State University
Mary Shaw, PHD, M.ED
STUDY_DIRECTOR
Jackson State University

Study Locations (Sites)

Jackson State University/Department of Behavioral & Environmental Health
Jackson, Mississippi, 39213
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Jackson State University

  • Mary Shaw, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Jackson State University
  • Mary Shaw, PHD, M.ED, STUDY_DIRECTOR, Jackson State University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-06-01
Study Completion Date2030-06-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-06-01
Study Completion Date2030-06-30

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Family Dynamics
  • Trust in Healthcare System
  • Family Structure
  • Health Literacy
  • Contraception
  • Maternal Behavior
  • Postpartum Mood Disturbance