Free meals for Moms-to-Be: a recipe for healthier pregnancies?
NCT ID NCT05512247
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether providing 10 home-delivered meals per week, plus brief weekly support, can improve diet quality and promote healthy weight gain in low-income Black pregnant women with overweight or obesity. Seventeen women from Alabama are taking part. Researchers are checking if the program is practical and liked, and if it leads to better eating habits and weight control.
What this could mean
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Active substance
home-delivered meals (10 per week) plus brief weekly behavioral support
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, scalable way to improve diet and manage weight gain during pregnancy for low-income women.
What could go wrong
This is a very small feasibility study with only 17 participants and no randomized control group, so results may not be reliable or generalizable. The intervention is short-term and may not lead to lasting changes.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States