Community-based program to reduce pregnancy complications, deaths, and disparities
Multilevel community-centered intervention to reduce pregnancy related and associated morbidity and mortality (PRAMM) and disparities among populations disproportionately affected
This program offers community health worker home visits and provider communication training to help pregnant people—especially those from groups facing higher risks—have safer pregnancies in three Michigan counties.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (East Lansing, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11171428 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be part of a large, real-world program developed with pregnant people, community leaders, providers, and health systems in three Michigan counties. Community health workers would provide enhanced pre- and postnatal home visits focused on maternal health needs and connections to local services. Providers and practices would get hands-on training to improve listening, culturally relevant care, and referrals between clinical and community supports. The project tests these linked supports across communities to see whether they lower pregnancy-related complications, deaths, and disparities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Pregnant people who live in one of the three participating Michigan counties—particularly Black people and others from communities with higher rates of pregnancy-related harm—are the intended participants.
Not a fit: People who do not live in the participating counties or who are not currently pregnant would not be eligible and would not directly benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could reduce pregnancy-related complications and deaths and narrow racial and other disparities in maternal outcomes.
How similar studies have performed: Smaller programs using community health workers and home visiting have shown promising improvements in maternal support and some outcomes, but this is the first large-scale pragmatic test focused specifically on reducing pregnancy-related morbidity, mortality, and disparities.
Where this research is happening
East Lansing, United States
- Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences — East Lansing, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Meghea, Cristian Ioan — Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Meghea, Cristian Ioan
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.