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Evaluation of a Health System Integrated Model for Postpartum Education and Support in Rural Populations
Led by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Updated on 2025-10-28
1300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
260 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
W
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Lead Sponsor
T
The Duke Endowment
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study was designed to evaluate the implementation of the Nurse Education and Support Team (NEST) Program for postpartum women who reside in 5 rural counties in North Carolina. Overarching Hypothesis: Mothers and infants residing in rural communities, randomized to the NEST-Rural care model over the 3-year course of the project will: 1. Receive more coordinated care for addressing social, mental and physical health needs. 2. Experience fewer postpartum hospital readmissions and decreased utilization of emergency departments (ED) for healthcare. 3. Experience higher adherence to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for preventive care, including recently updated ongoing postpartum care, serial well-child visits and vaccinations compared to those assigned to usual care. This group will be compared to those assigned to usual care,
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluation of a Health System Integrated Model for Postpartum Education and Support in Rural Populations
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women who delivered an infant(s) at The Birth Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and currently live in Davidson, Davie, Stokes, Wilkes, or Yadkin County in North Carolina
- Women who delivered an infant(s) at home, were transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, received postpartum care there, and currently live in Davidson, Davie, Stokes, Wilkes, or Yadkin County in North Carolina
- Age 18 years or older
You will not qualify if you...
- Women who delivered an infant(s) but did not receive postpartum care at The Birth Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Women who live outside Davidson, Davie, Stokes, Wilkes, or Yadkin County in North Carolina
- Under 18 years of age
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Elizabeth T. Jensen, MPH PhD
CONTACT
D
David M. Stamilio, MD, MSCE
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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