NCT04558619

Exploring the Feasibility of Kōmmour Prenatal to Reduce Maternal and Infant Health Disparities

Exploring the Feasibility of a Group Prenatal Program, Kōmmour Prenatal, to Reduce Maternal and Infant Health Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Arkansas · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to culturally adapt and examine the feasibility of a group prenatal program (Kōmmour Prenatal) to reduce maternal and infant health disparities among Marshallese Pacific Islander women in the US. The study will also gather information from providers of Kōmmour Prenatal and stakeholders in the Marshallese community familiar with the program to learn of their experience with the program.

Conditions

• Kōmmour Prenatal Among Marshallese Pregnant Women

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Kōmmour Prenatal	Centering Pregnancy, a group prenatal care model, is a promising intervention that challenges the standard model of one-on-one counseling of prenatal care. The model, is currently implemented at the UAMS, but as of yet to be adapted for Pacific Islanders. Centering Pregnancy replaces the individual prenatal care visit with a group model for obstetrically low-risk women. This model provides substantially more health promotion content than the traditional one-on-one prenatal care model. The intervention occurs from week 14 of pregnancy through birth, following the same same schedule as individual care. Group visits are 90-120 minutes each and follow a unique structured curriculum that incorporates standards of care. In the group setting, credentialed prenatal providers conduct a one-on-one assessment with each patient (30 min) and then facilitate group discussions on the topics of pregnancy, using adult learning principles (60-90 min).

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-05
• Primary completion: 2026-03-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2020-09-22
• Last updated: 2026-04-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States