Improving health for mothers, newborns, and young children in low-resource communities
TJU-JNMC Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research Unit
This program supports trying and expanding health practices to help pregnant and breastfeeding women, newborns, and children under five in low-resource communities.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Thomas Jefferson University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11370399 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
We partner with hospitals, clinics, and community health workers to run shared projects that try proven maternal and child health interventions, collect health outcomes, and train local staff. The team develops common protocols across sites so results can be compared and effective approaches can be scaled up. Local Ministries of Health and community health workers (such as ASHA workers) are engaged to promote uptake and inform policy. The work combines implementation research, monitoring, and capacity building to improve care for mothers and young children.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are pregnant or breastfeeding women, newborns, and children under five who receive care at partner hospitals, clinics, or community programs in the Network's catchment areas.
Not a fit: People outside the partner sites or those not in the targeted groups (for example non‑pregnant adults or children older than five) are unlikely to be eligible or directly helped by this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, it could reduce maternal, newborn, and under‑5 deaths and improve routine care in participating communities.
How similar studies have performed: The NICHD Global Network has over two decades of collaborative trials and implementation projects with demonstrated improvements in maternal and child health, so this continues a track record of prior successes.
Where this research is happening
Philadelphia, United States
- Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Derman, Richard J — Thomas Jefferson University
- Study coordinator: Derman, Richard J
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.