Home Visiting for Low Income, Pregnant Women
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pregnant Women, Nutrition During Pregnancy, Breast Feeding, Newborns
In brief
In the Pico-Union/Koreatown community of Los Angeles investigators are designing a preventive health care model that increases the opportunities for families to make healthy choices -- in their homes, schools \& communities. The project's key element is: Lay community health workers (paraprofessionals) - Mentor Mothers (MM) (promotoras) - who make home visits to pregnant mothers \& newly-delivered mothers who have agreed to participate in the research study. Investigators hope to achieve the following outcomes: 1) lower maternal BMI at 6 months post-birth; 2) longer duration of breastfeeding; 3) less alcohol, smoking, and drug use during pregnancy; and 4) increased and consistent prenatal and postnatal healthcare adherence. Investigators will implement the study with 6 MMs, who will maintain an average caseload of 16 women each across an 18-month period. Each participant will be visited (or receive the intervention by telephone) twice per month. Separate Assessment Team members will conduct assessments at: Baseline, within a week of birth of the target child, and 6 months from birth.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01687634
- Run by
- University of California, Los Angeles
- People needed
- 203
- Starts
- 2012-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-05-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years of age or older;
- Currently pregnant;
- Living in the Pico/Union Koreatown community;
- Ability to provide informed consent;
- Speaks English or Spanish
You may not qualify if…
- Under 18 years of age;
- Not currently pregnant;
- Not living in the Pico/Union Koreatown community;
- Unable to provide informed consent;
- Does not speak English or Spanish
Where it is running
- Robert F. Kennedy Schools — Los Angeles, California, United States
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