Neonatal, Postpartum
Conditions
Keywords
Postpartum Care, Postpartum Mobile Care, Postpartum Mobile Visits, Mobile Van, Postpartum Appointment
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether offering postpartum checkups in a mobile medical van makes it easier for new mothers to complete their postpartum care after giving birth at Women & Infants Hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does having a postpartum visit in a mobile medical van make it easier for patients to attend their postpartum checkup? Are patients as satisfied with postpartum care provided in the mobile van as they are with care provided in the clinic? Researchers will compare postpartum visits completed in the mobile medical van with postpartum visits completed in the clinic to see whether the mobile van improves access to postpartum care and the patient experience. Participants will: 1. Be randomly assigned to have their postpartum visit either in the mobile medical van or at the clinic. 2. Complete a standard postpartum checkup with a healthcare provider. 3. Fill out a few short surveys about their experience with their postpartum care.
Interventions
OTHERClinic Postpartum Care
Standard postpartum care delivered in the outpatient clinic.
OTHERMobile Postpartum Care
Standard postpartum care delivered in a mobile medical van instead of the traditional outpatient clinic.
Sponsors
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
The William and Mary Oh-William and Elsa Zopfi Professorship in Pediatrics for Perinatal Research
The Danielle Peress, MD Memorial Fund
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18 years or older * Delivered a live infant at Women \& Infants Hospital * Reside within the geographic area serviced by the mobile van * Plans to remain in the area for at least 3 months postpartum * Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Severe maternal medical complications requiring prolonged inpatient postpartum care (e.g., ICU stay beyond routine recovery) * Plans to relocate outside the mobile van service area within 3 months postpartum * Cognitive impairment or psychiatric conditions that would interfere with the ability to provide informed consent or participate in study procedures * Participation in another postpartum intervention study that may influence visit attendance or care delivery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the feasibility of delivering postpartum care via a mobile health van by evaluating the proportion of planned visits successfully conducted in the mobile van. | Through study completion, approximately 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess postpartum appointment attendance rates at the mobile van versus the standard in-person visit | Through study completion, approximately 1 year |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed