Baby Steps to Care: Improving Prenatal Follow-Up

This study, "Baby Steps to Care," is looking at whether providing extra resources can help pregnant individuals attend more prenatal (before birth) appointments and increase their knowledge and confidence about pregnancy. If you join, you will receive standard care and be randomly assigned, like flipping a coin, to get a 'Care Box' either during your emergency department (ED) visit or two weeks later. The Care Box contains items like a water bottle, planner, recorder, bus pass, and a stuffed animal, along with a QR code for more resources. We are looking for women aged 18 to 50 who are found to be pregnant in the ED. The main goal is to see if these resources lead to more OBGYN follow-up appointments.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 50 women. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive a 'Care Box' at different times.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your OBGYN follow-up appointments will be tracked for 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months.

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NCT07499648

Baby Steps to Care

Recruiting
NAAges 18–50InterventionalSupportive care
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
~50 participants
Updated 2026-04-28 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Care Box

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in number of OBGYN follow up appointments as measured by medical record review
Measured over 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months
Prenatal Follow Up Care
1 sites across 1 states
Ohio1
  • Kiran Faryar, MD, MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Found to be pregnant in the CMC Emergency Department through serum or urine pregnancy testing (hcg) or point of care (POC) urine testing
Ability to provide verbal consent to this study

Exclusion

Prisoners
Non-Ohio residents
Serious medical conditions (severe cardiovascular disease, infections, trauma) or critical illness requiring urgent hospitalization
Nonpregnant persons including men
  • Change in number of OBGYN follow up appointments as measured by medical record review1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months