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Can doulas and doctors together improve black maternal health?

NCT ID NCT05993689

Disease control Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a new model of prenatal care that brings community doulas and obstetric providers together as one team. The goal is to build trust and improve healthcare engagement for Black or African American pregnant people. Researchers will first gather feedback from patients and providers, then test the model in a randomized trial with 412 participants.

What this could mean

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Active substance
an integrated model of community-based doulas and clinical obstetric providers
What this could lead to
If successful, this model could reduce racial disparities in maternal health outcomes and make doula support a standard part of prenatal care.
What could go wrong
This is a single-site study, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is complex and depends on how well doulas and providers collaborate.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 412 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2025

Expected to finish

Jun 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Self-reported Black or African American * Pregnant with singleton gestation * Has an established OBGY at Froedtert \& the Medical College of Wisconsin (F\&MCW) Health System Exclusion Criteria: * Planning to deliver outside of F\&MCW Health System * Receiving support beyond routing prenatal care, such as group prenatal care or has their own doula * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent

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Conditions

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pregnancy disorder

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Pregnancy related

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    RECRUITING

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226-3522, United States

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