Tablet tool to help postpartum women choose contraception and support mother and baby health
A contraceptive decision support tool and maternal and child outcomes
['FUNDING_R01'] · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · NIH-11395983
This project offers a tablet-based decision tool for postpartum women in Ghana to help them choose contraception and follow mother and baby health for two years.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (ANN ARBOR, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11395983 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
If you join, you would use a tablet app called My Family Planning–Ghana that helps explain contraceptive options and records your preferences. The team will adapt the app for the local context and enroll women around the time of delivery, then check in over the next two years. Researchers will track whether the tool supports choices that match women's preferences and looks at mothers' mental and physical health and the baby’s health. The project is run by the University of Michigan with partners at Kwame Nkrumah University in Ghana.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are pregnant women in their third trimester or women who have just given birth and receive care at participating sites in Ghana.
Not a fit: People living outside the study areas, those not planning postpartum follow-up, or those who cannot use the tablet-based tool are unlikely to benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could help women make contraceptive choices that fit their preferences and improve health for mothers and babies.
How similar studies have performed: Decision-support tools for contraceptive choice have shown promise elsewhere, but this tablet-based tool is being adapted specifically for Ghana and tested over a two-year follow-up.
Where this research is happening
ANN ARBOR, UNITED STATES
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR — ANN ARBOR, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: COMPTON, SARAH D — UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- Study coordinator: COMPTON, SARAH D
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.
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