CompletedNot Applicable

Labor and Delivery Doula Program to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality in Kansas

United States30 participantsStarted 2023-05-12

Plain-language summary

The study was done to learn how doula-enhanced care provided to Black birthing people improved perceived communication and quality care.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 50 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Black birthing people * Received care and plan to delivery at the University of Kansas Medical Center * Scored positive to social determinants of health screener * Gestational age between 14-27.6 weeks at enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy not viable or pregnancy not intrauterine on ultrasound * Patients who are not willing to be randomized into not receiving doula enhanced * Patients who do not plan to delivery at the University of Kansas Health System * Non-Black birthing people. * Planned cesarean section * Patients with a known major fetal anomaly * Non-English speaking

What they're measuring

Perceptions of Provider Communication

Timeframe: Study enrollment through 6-weeks postpartum

Perceptions of Maternal Care

Timeframe: Study enrollment through 6-weeks postpartum

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07157059

SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-11-01

Results submitted2025-11-24

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