Agricultural livelihood support for pregnant women and newborns in Kenya
Randomized controlled trial of an agricultural livelihood intervention to improve maternal and newborn health and nutrition in Kenya
Compares agricultural livelihood support to usual care to help pregnant women in Kenya—including those living with HIV—have better nutrition and healthier newborns.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11469757 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, you would be enrolled early in pregnancy and randomly assigned to receive agricultural livelihood support or the usual local care. The program provides farming-related help aimed at increasing food and income while accounting for pregnancy-related needs. Researchers will follow you and your baby to track birth outcomes, breastfeeding, maternal nutrition, and infant growth. The team will also ask about practical challenges to using farming support during pregnancy to improve how the program could work in real life.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are pregnant women in early pregnancy living in the rural Kenyan study areas, including those with HIV who rely on small-scale farming.
Not a fit: People who are not pregnant, live outside the study region, or do not rely on agriculture are unlikely to receive direct benefits from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could increase food security and income for pregnant women and lead to healthier pregnancies and better newborn growth, including for women living with HIV.
How similar studies have performed: Previous agricultural livelihood programs have improved food security and household nutrition in some settings, but their effects when started during pregnancy remain largely untested.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cohen, Craig R — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Cohen, Craig R
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.