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Maternal Health clinical trials and research

• 11Clinical trials
• 93NIH research projects
• 5Countries

Newest Maternal Health clinical trials

All recruiting trials (11)

• AI blind-sweep obstetric ultrasound by non-specialists in rural DRC

  Researchers test an AI-assisted blind-sweep ultrasound to screen pregnant women in rural Democratic Republic of Congo, using non-specialist health workers.

  Recruiting SOIK Corporation Sarl · Kenge, Kwango · NCT07677670

• Nutrition and breastfeeding: following moms and babies in Arkansas

  This study will test how mothers’ diets and social factors like food access relate to breastfeeding outcomes and baby health, following participants from late pregnancy through the first year after birth.

  Recruiting Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute · Little Rock, Arkansas · NCT07477106

• An 8-week mindfulness program to help new mothers remember and feel better about childbirth

  This program will try an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course to see if it improves birth memory and reduces feelings of traumatic birth in women after a vaginal delivery.

  Recruiting Inonu University · Malatya, Leave Blank · NCT07018765

• Virtual reality versus in-person progressive muscle relaxation for pregnant people with preeclampsia

  This trial will test whether virtual reality–guided progressive muscle relaxation or face-to-face progressive muscle relaxation better reduces stress and improves maternal and fetal outcomes in hospitalized pregnant people with preeclampsia at or after 26 weeks.

  Recruiting Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Istanbul · NCT06893510

• Comparing two postpartum care models using telehealth and standard care

  This study tests whether a new telehealth care model for postpartum support works better than standard care for new moms, especially those from diverse backgrounds and rural areas.

  Recruiting at 4 sites University of Arkansas · El Dorado, Arkansas and 5 other locations · NCT06095960

• Mobile health intervention to improve maternal health in Uganda

  This study is testing a mobile app designed to help pregnant women in Uganda get better healthcare and support to improve their health and reduce risks during pregnancy.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Mbarara University of Science and Technology · Mbarara and 1 other locations · NCT05940831

• Improving alcohol and substance use care during the reproductive years

  This project will test whether offering SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment) in sexual and reproductive health clinics helps adults who screen positive for risky alcohol or drug use reduce substance use and improve mental, reproductive, and overall health.

  Recruiting at 4 sites Emory University · Boston, Massachusetts and 3 other locations · NCT05910580

• Exploring how doulas help people with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

  This study is testing whether having a specially trained doula can help people dealing with mood and anxiety issues during and after pregnancy feel better.

  Recruiting University of Montana · Missoula, Montana · NCT05763537

• Reducing maternal health disparities for Black women

  This study is trying different ways to improve prenatal care for Black women in North Carolina to see if it can help reduce low birthweight babies and make their overall experience better.

  Recruiting University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, North Carolina · NCT05484804

• Assessing recovery quality after childbirth

  This study is testing a new recovery tool to see how well women recover after childbirth by looking at both their physical and emotional health.

  Recruiting KK Women's and Children's Hospital · Singapore · NCT04989894

• Study of early life factors affecting maternal and child health

  This study looks at how factors from early life affect the health of mothers and their children, focusing on women giving birth at Boston Medical Center.

  Recruiting Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Boston, Massachusetts · NCT03228875

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 93)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Non-invasive, continuous blood pressure monitoring for prenatal maternal health

  A wearable device from PyrAmes uses comfortable, non-invasive sensors and smart software to constantly monitor a pregnant person’s blood pressure and heart health so doctors can protect both mom and baby.

  NIH research Pyrames, INC. · Cupertino, United States · NIH-11610448

• Identifying how ableism affects pregnancy and postpartum care for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities on Medicaid

  This grant studies how bias and barriers in the healthcare system affect pregnancy and postpartum outcomes for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are on Medicaid and their babies.

  NIH research Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences · Newark, UNITED STATES · NIH-11593502

• UIC Maternal Health Center of Excellence brings together teams to improve maternal health in communities

  A center-based program at UIC will work with communities and researchers to reduce maternal death and serious health problems by improving systems of care.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, UNITED STATES · NIH-11538511

• SAFE Futures: Supporting AIAN Maternal Health with remote monitoring and community help

  A pilot program tests a culturally tailored, tech-supported prenatal care approach for American Indian and Alaska Native women to improve engagement and communication with providers.

  NIH research University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, United States · NIH-11518638

• Tailored postpartum care strategies to improve maternal health

  A real-world study tests a customized set of postpartum care practices led by community partners to improve new mothers' health and safety.

  NIH research Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, United States · NIH-11433740

• Ama Bidziil: Strengthening AI mothers’ health with community doulas

  A Johns Hopkins-led project will explore how AI community doulas affect maternal health for American Indian women in rural Navajo communities.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11423649

• State differences in how policy changes affect maternal health

  This project looks at how state policy changes influence maternal health outcomes, especially severe complications after childbirth, to help families understand and anticipate risks.

  NIH research Boston College · Chestnut Hill, United States · NIH-11416738

• Community postpartum care program to reduce maternal health disparities

  A community-based postpartum home visiting program helps mothers in Mississippi’s underserved areas receive tailored health, mental health, and social support after childbirth.

  NIH research Jackson State University · Jackson, United States · NIH-11408707

• Delta Mississippi Center of Excellence in Maternal Health

  A center-led effort in the Mississippi Delta to reduce maternal mortality and severe pregnancy-related illness through community-based support and improved postpartum care.

  NIH research Jackson State University · Jackson, United States · NIH-11408695

• Multilevel Approaches to Improve Maternal Health in Black Communities

  A large U.S. program tests community-partnered strategies across health systems to reduce pregnancy-related illness and death and close racial disparities in maternal health.

  NIH research Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11408523

• Optimizing Sleep-Linked Strategies to Support Healthy Weight and Heart Health in Pregnancy and Postpartum

  A project will look at how sleep-focused strategies added to diet, activity, and self-care plans during pregnancy and after childbirth might help new mothers keep a healthy weight and reduce heart-disease risk.

  NIH research University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, United States · NIH-11404885

• Multi-Omics study to improve postpartum health after preeclampsia

  A multi-omics study at a major medical center aims to understand why some women who had preeclampsia have better or worse health outcomes after delivery, so doctors can tailor care.

  NIH research University of California, San Diego · La Jolla, United States · NIH-11403924

• Interventions to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

  A NIH funded effort at Columbia University aims to reduce severe maternal illness and death by tackling social factors and other risks that affect moms during birth and after.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-11403825

• New York Community-Hospital-Academic Maternal Health Partnerships (NY-CHAMP)

  A collaborative effort in NYC and NYS aims to transform how maternal health is understood and improved by joining patients, communities, hospitals, and researchers.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-11403816

• Center for Indigenous Resilience, Culture, and Maternal Health for Indigenous Mothers

  A national study helps Indigenous mothers in Oklahoma and the Southern Plains by partnering with communities to improve preconception, prenatal, and postpartum care to reduce maternal mortality and illness.

  NIH research University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr · Oklahoma City, United States · NIH-11401789

• Maternal Health Training Center: Building a Stronger Workforce

  A funding opportunity to train early-career researchers to study and improve maternal health and reduce severe complications for mothers in high-need Gulf South communities.

  NIH research Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, United States · NIH-11401165

• Southern Center for Maternal Health: Improving Mississippian and Louisianan Maternal Care

  A nationwide-scale effort in the Gulf South to boost access to high-quality maternal care and reduce pregnancy-related health problems for women in Louisiana and Mississippi.

  NIH research Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, United States · NIH-11401150

• Enhancing early-career leaders in maternal health research

  A funded program to train a diverse group of scientists to conduct rigorous maternal health research, including trials involving pregnant and lactating women.

  NIH research Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, United States · NIH-11399920

• Housing instability and neighborhood factors affecting maternal health in Black pregnant women

  This program looks at how unstable housing and neighborhood conditions influence the health of pregnant Black women and their babies.

  NIH research Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, United States · NIH-11399903

• Complex systems model to reduce severe maternal morbidity in Black women in North Texas

  A team is building a computer model to understand what drives severe maternal complications in non-Hispanic Black women in North Texas and to test ideas for prevention.

  NIH research University of Texas Arlington · Arlington, United States · NIH-11394044

• Integrated supportive care programs to improve maternal health for mothers and babies

  A funded project in NYC and NYS tests how providing integrated supportive care like doula services affects maternal and infant health.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-11393679

• Support-Moms: a mobile health tool to help pregnant women access care in Uganda

  A smartphone-ready mHealth program sends scheduled messages and social support to pregnant women in rural Uganda to help them use maternity services.

  NIH research Mbarara University/science/ Technology · Mbarara, Uganda · NIH-11384767

• Improving safety and outcomes for pregnant and postpartum people

  This project looks at social and health-system factors and programs like Medicaid to try to reduce life-threatening pregnancy complications, suicide, and maternal deaths while listening to patients and communities.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-11380481

• New York partnerships to improve maternal health

  This project brings together hospitals, universities, and community groups to reduce serious pregnancy complications and deaths for people giving birth in New York.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-11380478

• How changes in reproductive policies affect fertility, maternal health, and baby health

  This project looks at whether recent state policies about reproductive and pregnancy care are linked to changes in who gets pregnant and how mothers and babies do across different communities.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11377185

• Pregnancy choices and outcomes to support healthier mothers and babies

  This study follows 2,200 women to understand how pregnancy preferences affect health before, during, and after pregnancy.

  NIH research University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United States · NIH-11370035

• Impact of extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and social factors on maternal health

  This grant looks at how extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and community vulnerability affect pregnancy-related health issues and outcomes.

  NIH research Univ of Maryland, College Park · College Park, United States · NIH-11368209

• Impact of reproductive policy changes on fertility and maternal/infant health

  This study looks at how new state policies on reproduction and pregnancy affect fertility, maternal health, and infant outcomes in the U.S.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11362589

• Economic security laws and maternal health

  A study exploring how economic support policies affect the mental health of women aged 18 to 45 before, during, and after pregnancy.

  NIH research Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, United States · NIH-11362154

• AI-powered platform to support Medicaid moms with better pregnancy health

  A new AI tool helps doulas and healthcare teams identify risks for pregnant women on Medicaid and suggests actions to keep moms and babies safe.

  NIH research Flourish Collective INC · Newport, United States · NIH-11349846

• How state policies affect immigrant mothers' pregnancy and birth health

  This project compares pregnancy and birth complications among immigrant mothers with full public insurance to those with only Emergency Medicaid and looks at whether state policies that expand coverage improve care.

  NIH research Univ of Maryland, College Park · College Park, United States · NIH-11333058

• Making Marketplace insurance available for pregnancy earlier

  This grant looks at whether treating pregnancy as a qualifying life event helps pregnant people access Marketplace health insurance earlier to support prenatal care.

  NIH research Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, INC. · Canton, UNITED STATES · NIH-11321617

• Assessing maternal health and pregnancy outcomes in women veterans

  This study looks at how pregnancy goes for women veterans, who may have more challenges than other women, by checking records to find out about things like cesarean sections and complications, so the VA can make better care plans for them.

  NIH research Veterans Admin Palo Alto Health Care Sys · Palo Alto, United States · NIH-11309080

• Examining health inequities affecting Black women during pregnancy in Georgia

  This study is looking into the unfair challenges that lead to worse health outcomes for Black women during pregnancy and childbirth in Georgia, and it aims to find ways to improve their care by listening to their experiences and addressing the root causes of these issues.

  NIH research Boston Medical Center · Boston, United States · NIH-11304961

• Role of mom's milk RNA in how a child grows and fights infections

  A doctor-scientist plans to study tiny molecules in breast milk and how a mom’s health and infections may influence a 2-year-old child’s growth and immune development.

  NIH research Rhode Island Hospital · Providence, United States · NIH-11301660

• How minimum wage changes affect moms' health

  This project looks at whether raising the minimum wage improves health for pregnant and recently postpartum people, especially those with low incomes and people of color.

  NIH research Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences · Newark, UNITED STATES · NIH-11290745

• How health insurance rules affect pregnancy safety and outcomes

  This project looks at whether expanding health insurance through three national policies helps lower serious pregnancy complications and deaths for people who give birth.

  NIH research Columbia University Health Sciences · New York, United States · NIH-11238943

• Postpartum home visiting program to support high-risk new mothers in the Mississippi Delta

  Tailored home visits after childbirth to help high-risk new mothers in the Mississippi Delta with medical care, mental health, and social support.

  NIH research Jackson State University · Jackson, United States · NIH-11177861

• Understanding how changes in reproductive policies affect fertility, mothers, and babies

  This project looks at how recent changes in state policies about reproductive health might be influencing fertility, the health of mothers, and the health of infants across the United States.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11176910

• Improving maternal health and reducing pregnancy-related disparities

  This project builds and uses community-centered programs during pregnancy and after birth to lower pregnancy-related illness and deaths for people from communities facing higher risks.

  NIH research Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11171402

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Quick answers

How many Maternal Health clinical trials are recruiting right now?

11, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 5 countries. The most sites are in United States (6 trials), Turkey (Türkiye) (2 trials), Uganda (1 trial), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1 trial), Singapore (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

How do I join one?

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