Harvesting Health: Advancing Nutrition and Wellness for Moms and Babies
Texas A&M University
Summary
This is a randomized controlled trial to assess whether a personalized food kit to pregnant women is feasible, improves diet quality, and enhances pregnancy and birth outcomes compared to standard prenatal care.
Description
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a personalized food kit on diet quality and pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does receiving the food kit improve the quality of a mother's diet and specified pregnancy outcomes, compared to standard prenatal care? * Researchers will compare participants who receive the Harvesting Health Food Kit (intervention group) with those who do not; all participants submit verification that they are receiving or intend to receive standard prenatal care. From an implementation evaluation perspect…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–45 years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant individuals 7-12 weeks of gestation at the time of enrollment * Aged 18-45 years * Carrying a singleton pregnancy * Able to read and speak in English or Spanish * Reside and plan to receive prenatal and postpartum care within the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metropolitan area or College Station area. * Willing to travel to Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, or Tarrant counties for in-person data collection visits * Willing to receive the food kit from local partners through delivery or in-person pick-up, as applicable * Verification of established or p…
Interventions
- OtherFood Kit
Biweekly food kits contain appropriate quantities of whole fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy, protein foods and fats.
Locations (3)
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute for Advancing Health Through AgricultureCollege Station, Texas
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute for Advancing Health Through AgricultureDallas, Texas
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture / Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield, Texas