This federal Project Grant award of $2,428,701 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) supports a comprehensive, prospective evaluation of 1,000 pregnant individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) across 33 partner sites. The study aims to: Identify patient characteristics associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, maternal adverse cardiac events, neonatal adverse clinical events, and quality of life, with a focus on racial...
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.361), awarded a $446,605 Project Grant to New York University on August 18, 2023. The grant will fund the "Holistic Care Partners" program, a Black woman-led nurse navigation initiative to improve care, reduce harm, and enhance perinatal wellbeing for Black birthing people in New York City. The program aims to address disparities in maternal health outcomes, reduce experiences...
This $241,500 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307) aims to develop and validate a Markov state-transition model to investigate racial/ethnic disparities in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and their impact on maternal and child health outcomes in the United States. The central hypothesis is that disparities in modifiable risk factors, such as socioeconomic status, discrimination, and healthcare access, contribute to...
This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program provides $399,111 to The General Hospital Corporation (Massachusetts General Hospital) to conduct a randomized controlled trial to improve postpartum primary care engagement and management of chronic conditions. The key products/services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include: Implementing a behavioral economics-informed...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a 5-year, $692,141 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Duke University. The grant, titled "PROMOTE and TEACH Equity", aims to: Develop and evaluate the efficacy of a provider education intervention called "PROMOTE" to increase obstetric clinicians' counseling of pregnant patients about employment rights and accommodations. This research will examine...
This Project Grant award of $1,487,860, issued by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program), will fund a comprehensive investigation into racial/ethnic disparities in perinatal health outcomes among women who receive assisted reproductive technology (ART) and other fertility treatments in Massachusetts. The key research objectives are to: 1) quantify disparities in maternal morbidity/mortality and...
The University of Pittsburgh was awarded a $4,309,296 Cooperative Agreement from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to advance maternal and reproductive health equity for Black individuals in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The "Equity in Maternal and Birthing Outcomes and Reproductive Health through Community Engagement (EMBRACE) Center" project will implement a community health worker model...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $451,214 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to conduct research on the impact of preconception lifestyle factors, such as physical activity, diet, and sleep, on pregnancy outcomes. The research leverages the linkage between the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and Medicaid data to...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $736,279 to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to conduct research on reducing disparities in access to high-level neonatal intensive care and improving neonatal outcomes. The key objectives of this 5-year project are to: (1) determine how state-level maternal and infant transfer...
This Project Grant award of $494,251 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will fund a community-partnered, multi-site randomized trial to evaluate the impact of a clinically-integrated medical-financial partnership (MFP) intervention on perinatal and postnatal parent mental health, infant low birthweight, child developmental delay, and related health and economic...