This Project Grant award of $480,000, funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (CFDA 93.110 - Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs), supports a three-year research project at Florida State University (FSU) to investigate biopsychosocial determinants influencing maternal and child health (MCH) disparities in rural, low-income areas. The project aims to: 1) examine risk and resilience profiles that differentiate MCH outcomes over 3 years postpartum, and whether these...
This $1,414,384 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) will fund a mixed-methods study to determine the impact of telehealth on reducing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and disparities in SMM. The study will leverage Medicaid claims data to estimate the effects of hybrid telehealth versus in-person prenatal and postpartum care strategies, and state telehealth coverage policies,...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $366,769.00 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110). The grant supports the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in conducting a 5-year project focused on advancing maternal and child health education, science, and practice. Key products and services to be delivered under this award include conducting specialized research, providing...
This $3,470,526 Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Program), will fund a study to assess the role of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in improving access, quality, and equity of care for Medicaid-enrolled pregnant and postpartum patients. The key objectives are to: Characterize Medicaid-enrolled pregnant and postpartum patients receiving care at FQHCs versus non-FQHC...
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 $692,141 to Duke University to develop and pilot test two primary initiatives: PROMOTE: A clinic-level randomized trial to determine the efficacy of an educational intervention to increase the likelihood that obstetric clinical teams counsel patients about work-related accommodations and...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), supports a $677,945 mixed-methods study on the impacts of telehealth policies on inequities in perinatal behavioral health care access and outcomes. The key products and services being delivered under this grant include: (1) developing a longitudinal dataset describing the evolution of state-level...
This $510,492 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the University of Maryland, College Park aims to examine maternal health outcomes and the impact of state policies expanding public insurance coverage for non-qualified immigrant populations before, during, and after pregnancy. Specifically, the research project will: 1) analyze differences in severe maternal...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award U54HD113030, titled "Equity in Maternal and Birthing Outcomes and Reproductive Health through Community Engagement", is funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The $4,309,296 award supports a multi-level research project aimed at advancing maternal and reproductive health equity for Black individuals in Allegheny...
This $176,255 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA Program 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) aims to assess how social contextual stressors over the maternal pre-pregnancy life course contribute to racial inequities in maternal and infant health outcomes in the United States. The study will use longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) 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 $606,824.23 to evaluate the effects of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on postpartum Medicaid coverage and maternal/infant care utilization. The research project aims to: 1) assess the impact of the FFCRA's continuous Medicaid coverage requirement during the COVID-19 public...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $479,980.00 and awarded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (CFDA 93.110 Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs), aims to advance health equity for lower-income and rural childbearing women enrolled in Medicaid by examining disparities in postpartum primary care transitions, including immediate postpartum visits and diabetes screening.
The study will leverage Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) data from 2016-2020 to analyze geographic differences in postpartum care access and continuity among women with gestational diabetes. The primary awardee, East Tennessee State University, will work with a sub-recipient, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, to conduct the data analysis and develop two manuscripts, an issue brief, and a one-page summary to disseminate the research findings through academic and policy channels. The project will run from July 2024 through June 2026.