The OPTIMIZE Study: Optimizing Patient Navigation for Perinatal Care

Black pregnant persons experience profound health disparities in the United States, with Black moms dying from pregnancy-related causes at the highest rate of any other group. Funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the OPTIMIZE research study will test a comprehensive perinatal care checklist with patient navigation support. The study will work toward increasing pregnant persons’ ability to attend their pre and postnatal visits, receive comprehensive care during and in between visits, and by connecting them to resources to address social determinant of health needs. Our Center is partnering with ACCESS Community Health Network and AllianceChicago to conduct this study in community health centers in Chicago.

Learn more about this study at ClinicalTrials.gov