Deconstructing Maternal Burdens: Doulas and the Community Unite for Health
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Florida
- Where
- Gainesville, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 516 people, planned
- Started
- 15 Sept 2026
- Expected to end
- 30 Nov 2029
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Doula
- Standard (non-enhanced) Medicaid doula support
- Record updated
- 28 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 15 years to 49 years
- Sex
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 15-49 years old
- 14-28 weeks pregnant
- Medicaid Eligible
- Resides in North Central Florida
Who cannot take part
- Severe physical or mental health conditions that Interfere with participation
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 15 and 49 years old?
Where in United States
- University of FloridaGainesville, United StatesContact: Clinical Research ManagerTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing two models of doula support for pregnant individuals enrolled in Medicaid: an enhanced doula support model, in which support starts earlier in pregnancy, occurs more frequently, and continues through the first year after birth, versus the standard doula care currently covered by Medicaid in Florida.
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The study also builds the doula workforce needed to sustain this model of care, training doulas to become eligible to bill Medicaid for their services.
The primary goal is to determine whether the enhanced doula model results in significantly lower rates of perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to standard doula support, while gathering data on real-world implementation. The study also evaluates the effectiveness of Medicaid-covered doula services more broadly, with findings intended to inform state-level policy on Medicaid reimbursement and the extension of doula services into the postpartum period.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Enhanced Doula SupportExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants with Medicaid insurance will receive an enhanced doula support, which adds more visits starting earlier in pregnancy, more frequent visits near the due date, several extended home visits in the first two months postpartum, and continued check-ins through the first year after birth.
Treatment: Doula
- Standard Medicaid Doula SupportOther group
Participants with Medicaid insurance will receive standard Medicaid doula support only.
Treatment: Standard (non-enhanced) Medicaid doula support
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?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07799805, who can take part
- Record updated
- 28 September 2026