Women And Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island

This study tests if lying on your side with a peanut ball during active labor can help a baby who is facing up or sideways turn to the correct position for birth. Researchers will compare the rate of cesarean or assisted deliveries between the position-change group and usual care…

This study tests a program that brings mental health care into regular prenatal and postpartum checkups. About 14,820 pregnant and postpartum people will take part. The goal is to see if this team-based approach helps reduce depression symptoms and suicidal thoughts, especially a…

This study looks at whether pairing families who have a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with a community doula can help lower their stress. About 60 families will take part. Some will get weekly doula support for six weeks, while others will receive standard care.…

This study compares two treatments for women with urgency urinary incontinence (sudden, strong urges to urinate that lead to leakage). Participants will be randomly assigned to take an oral beta-agonist medication daily or receive Botox injections into the bladder. The study will…

This study aims to see if a package of community-based services—including care coordination, doula support, and help with food, housing, and transportation—can improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in Rhode Island. About 3,000 birthing people from six clinics will take p…

This study looks at whether combining mouth exercises with a reading program helps preterm babies learn to feed and develop language skills. About 124 babies born between 23 and 30 weeks will take part. Researchers will track feeding progress and use special recordings to measure…