Compares two postpartum care approaches for new mothers with limited resources
Compares two care programs in new mothers with postpartum complications from lower-income backgrounds.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: IMPACT: Improving Maternal Postpartum Access to Care Through Telemedicine
Key facts
- Where
- Atlanta and Dallas, United StatesSee the 2 sites
Where in United States
- Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, United StatesTaking people
- Parkland HospitalDallas, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Trial code
- NCT06218355
- Record updated
- 2 September 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this study is to compare two complex, multi-component evidence-based postpartum interventions in underserved populations of lower socioeconomic status in an effort to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.Read full original descriptionShow less
IMPACT: Improving Maternal Postpartum Access to Care Through Telemedicine
The purpose of this study is to compare two complex, multi-component evidence-based postpartum interventions in underserved populations of lower socioeconomic status in an effort to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
Inclusion: Postpartum women who deliver a live born infant at Parkland Hospital or Grady Health and receive postpartum care at dedicated community clinics; Due to the nature of the study, all will be women, and all will be postpartum, thus of reproductive age. Postpartum women 18 years of age and older will be considered for inclusion if informed consent can be obtained.
Exclusion: Postpartum women who do not deliver at Parkland Hospital or Grady Health will not receive postpartum care in the pre-specified community clinics for Parkland health systems; Patients with a primary language other than English or Spanish.