Nutrition Optimization and Community Upliftment for Postpartum Recovery: Intervention to Support Healing After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Launched by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · May 31, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, titled "Nutrition Optimization and Community Upliftment for Postpartum Recovery," aims to explore how specially designed meal delivery programs can help new mothers recover after pregnancy complications like high blood pressure. The study will compare two meal delivery options: one that provides only prepared meals and another that also includes fresh food deliveries tailored to each mother’s cultural preferences. The goal is to see if these meal options can help mothers maintain a healthy weight after childbirth and prevent long-term health issues, particularly for Black women who face higher risks of serious health problems after pregnancy.

To participate in this study, you must be a Black or African American woman aged 18 or older, have experienced high blood pressure during pregnancy, and come from a low-income background. You will be asked to fill out online surveys and share information about your weight and blood pressure at the start of the study and again at three and six months after giving birth. This study is not yet recruiting participants, but if you're interested, it will be an opportunity to access support and resources that could positively impact your health and your family’s well-being.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age ≥18 years
• • Self-identify as Black or African American
• • Low-income (defined as eligible for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits)
• • Speak English as a primary language
• • Identify as a primary meal planner/preparer
• • Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, defined as one of the following: Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia, Eclampsia
• • Gestational Age \>37 weeks
• • Have a BMI \> 30 (calculated based on chart review of height and weight measurement)
• • Willing to take part in the intervention and data collection procedures through online surveys
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Mothers who have social support i.e. have family members preparing meals for the mother
• • Mothers who are unlikely to be at the primary residence in the postpartum period
• • Mothers with very specific dietary needs, i.e, food allergies, picky eaters, vegetarian/vegan
• • Mothers whose birth outcome is a stillborn
• • Mothers who have serious mental illness