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NCT07446374

Rhode Island Community-based Maternal Support Services

Sponsor: Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

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Summary

The purpose of this project is to improve perinatal health outcomes in Rhode Island by bringing together the hospital, community health workers (CHWs), doulas, and community-based organizations to build a service delivery model that addresses care coordination and social determinants of health (SDOH) as a part of a concerted effort towards achieving equitable perinatal health outcomes. Over 4 years, the hospital-led project team will implement the community-based maternal support services (COMSS) bundle in 6 affiliated clinics, including care coordination, doula care, and referrals and linkages to community-based organizations that address key SDOH (food, housing, transportation). Maternal and infant health outcomes will be compared pre and post program implementation. The central hypothesis is that COMSS will reduce adverse maternal and infant outcomes and associated racial disparities.

Official title: Rhode Island Community-based Maternal Support Services (RI COMSS) Bundle for Advancing Perinatal Health Equity

Key Details

Gender

FEMALE

Age Range

Any - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

3000

Start Date

2025-05-19

Completion Date

2028-12

Last Updated

2026-03-03

Healthy Volunteers

Conditions

Perinatal Outcomes Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations Pregnancy

Interventions

OTHER

Perinatal health screening

Patients will be screened by nurses at the first prenatal visit and repeated in the second trimester, third trimester, at delivery and 2-6 weeks postpartum for three sets of risk factors for adverse perinatal outcomes - high risk SDOH, substance use and mental health conditions, and high risk pregnancy factors.

OTHER

Support services

Patients who screen positive for known perinatal risk factors will be assigned to a care manager who will work with community health workers (CHW) to provide care navigation, care linkage, and connection with community-based partner services to address the need identified. Care managers and the CHWs will keep a secure registry of patients and will follow up with them on a weekly or biweekly basis, as appropriate, to ensure continuity of care