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Healthy for Two-Home Visiting (H42-HV): Health Coaching for Pregnant Women
Effectiveness of Health Coaching to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in Early Home Visiting Services
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · Women
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant, ≤33 weeks gestation * Singleton pregnancy * Pre pregnancy BMI≥25.0 Kg/m\^2 (calculated based on self-reported pre pregnancy height and weight) * Able to provide informed consent * English or Spanish speaking * Completion of screening and baseline data collection * Willing to participate in the intervention and data collection procedure (e.g., home weights) Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes or taking insulin prior to delivery * Pregnant with multiple fetuses * Unable to walk 1 block without pain or shortness of breath * Not cleared by the study's clinicians or home visiting program staff * Planning to relocate from area during next 1 year * Active substance abuse disorder (except marijuana) * Psychiatric or substance use related hospitalization in past 1 year * Active eating disorder
About the study
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of H42-HV integrated into home visiting compared with usual home visiting services in reducing postpartum weight retention (difference between pre-pregnancy weight and weight at 6 months postpartum) among pregnant and postpartum participants. The overall goal is to improve long-term cardiometabolic health.
What is being tested
- Healthy for Two-Health Coaching (H42) (behavioral)
- Maintain Healthy in Pregnancy and Postpartum(mHIPP) (behavioral)
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University · Participants: 360 · Started: Apr 25, 2023
Contact the study team
- Kelly M Bower, PhD, MSN/MPH · Phone: 410-955-4280
- Wendy Bennett, MD,MPH · Phone: 410-502-6081
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05619705
Locations in the U.S.
| Maryland | Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.