Can data and doulas close the racial gap in maternal care?

NCT ID NCT05484804

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This large study in North Carolina tests whether giving clinics data tools and racial equity training, plus offering doula support to high-risk Black patients, can reduce low birthweight and discrimination in prenatal care. About 60,000 patients from 39 clinics will take part. The goal is to find practical ways to reduce Black-White disparities in maternal health.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Data accountability tools and community-based doula support
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that combining data transparency with doula support reduces low birthweight and discrimination in prenatal care for Black mothers.
What could go wrong: This is a pragmatic trial testing complex interventions across many clinics, so results may vary by site. The study is large but still observational in nature, and improvements may not be dramatic or easily replicated elsewhere.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Bias, Implicit Maternal Death pregnancy disorder Racism

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

IMPLICIT BIAS LOW BIRTHWEIGHT MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY PREGNANCY RELATED RACISM

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITING

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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