Mississippi Delta community home visits for postpartum mothers
Official title: Community Care Home Visiting Program to Reduce Maternal Health Inequities
Run by Jackson State University · NCT07006324 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This program will try community health worker home visits and improved communication strategies to support high-risk postpartum mothers in five Mississippi Delta counties.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years to 45 Years |
| Sex | Women only |
| Enrollment | 500 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Jackson State University Academic / other |
| Locations | 2 sites (Jackson, Mississippi and 1 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | August 1, 2025 |
| Main results expected | June 30, 2029 |
| Study ends | June 30, 2030 |
| Registry record updated | September 2, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT07006324 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
High-risk postpartum mothers aged 18–45 who live in Washington, Bolivar, Scott, Humphreys, or Carroll counties in Mississippi are ideal candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
People who are not identified as high-risk, are under 18 or over 45, had a cesarean birth, or do not reside in the five target counties are unlikely to be eligible or benefit from this program.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
The project will create a Research Center of Excellence and run two linked interventions in partnership with local communities in the Mississippi Delta. One project implements an evidence-based community health worker home-visiting program designed with extensive patient and community input. The second project uses a multilevel, multisector communication and health-literacy approach based on the PEN-3 model to build trust and increase postpartum care engagement. Outcomes will include measures of postpartum healthcare engagement, severe maternal morbidity, and markers of maternal health equity in the target counties.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could reduce preventable severe maternal complications and increase postpartum care use and trust among women in the Mississippi Delta.
How similar studies have gone: Similar community health worker home-visiting and communication interventions have shown benefits in other settings, though their effectiveness in the rural Mississippi Delta context is less well tested.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Identified as high risk pregnancy * Postpartum mothers/parents 18-45 years * Resident of the one of 5 target counties (Washington, Bolivar, Scott, Humphreys, and Carroll) Exclusion Criteria: * not identified as high risk pregnancy * 18 years of age postpartum * cesarean birth * non-resident of the 5 target counties
Where it's running
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Mississippi State Department of Health
Jackson, Mississippi, United States Recruiting -
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Mary Shaw, PhD — Jackson State University
- Study coordinator: Mary Shaw, PhD
- Email: mary.shaw@jsums.edu
- Phone: 601-979-3103
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.