Improving health for mothers and young children in Nagpur, India
Boston University/Lata Medical Research Foundation Global Network for Women's Children's Health Research Unit
This project partners with local hospitals and communities to improve care before birth and during the first years of life for mothers, newborns, and young children in eastern Maharashtra, India.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Boston University Medical Campus NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11146609 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From a patient's perspective, the Boston University and Lata Medical Research Foundation team works with local clinics, hospitals, and families in Nagpur to deliver and study maternal and child health programs from before pregnancy through early childhood. They run community-informed studies and clinical activities, collect health and birth data, and aim to test interventions that can lower newborn and under-five deaths. The team emphasizes patient and public involvement to design acceptable approaches and to help connect families with better care. Results are shared with local health providers to improve routine care and guide larger programs.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are pregnant women, newborns, and children under five and their families who live in the Nagpur/eastern Maharashtra catchment area and seek care at participating clinics or hospitals.
Not a fit: People who live outside the study area or who are not pregnant and do not have young children are unlikely to be eligible or directly benefit from this specific project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could lower neonatal and under-five mortality and improve access to effective maternal and child health care in the region.
How similar studies have performed: Other Global Network and community-based maternal-child health programs have produced improvements in newborn and child outcomes in some low- and middle-income settings, and this RU builds on that prior experience.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Boston University Medical Campus — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hibberd, Patricia L — Boston University Medical Campus
- Study coordinator: Hibberd, Patricia L
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.