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Phone calls after birth: a simple way to save lives?

NCT ID NCT07572604

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Arkansas Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether three telehealth visits with a community health worker after childbirth can help new mothers complete their postpartum checkup and spot complications sooner. Researchers will compare 500 women who get these calls plus standard care against those who only get standard care. The goal is to see if this low-cost support reduces emergency visits and readmissions.

What this could mean

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Active substance
telehealth visits with a community health worker
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that simple telehealth support after childbirth helps more women attend follow-up visits and catch problems early.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results may not apply to all populations, and the benefit may be small or hard to measure.

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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 500 people

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

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Aug 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

16 to 44 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 16-44 years old * ≤ 38 weeks pregnant * Ability to speak English, Spanish or Marshallese Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes on an insulin pump followed closely by endocrinology * Uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes * End stage renal disease followed closely by nephrology * ICU admission at any point during pregnancy or delivery hospitalization * Other maternal conditions requiring additional surgeries (i.e. cesarean hysterectomy or intrapartum or postpartum oophorectomy/appendectomy) * Incarceration * Mental disability limiting decision-making capacity * Uncontrolled chronic hypertension * HELLP syndrome during pregnancy * Sickle cell disease * Maternal heart condition or heart disease * Opioid use disorder * Lupus * Thrombophilia or blood clots * Other maternal conditions or complications, known during pregnancy or delivery hospitalization, requiring prolonged hospitalization postpartum

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Patient Acceptance of Health Care puerperal disorder

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Health care seeking behavior Postpartum complication

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