Accountability for care through undoing racism and equity for moms: a study protocol for a cluster randomized trial of data accountability and community-based doula interventions in prenatal practices

Rachel Peragallo Urrutia; Angela Malloy; Cindy McMillan; Maya Jackson; Sarah Verbiest; Ann Lefebvre; Marcella H. Boynton; MKathryn Menard; Wanda K. Nicholson; Christina Yongue; Amanda Murphy; Dolly Pressley Byrd; Brian Cass; Ashley Lawson Avis; Leah Leslie Gardner; Rabab Husein; Katherine Bryant; Jennifer H. Tang; The ACURE4Moms Study Team

doi:10.1186/s13063-026-09514-9

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The aim is to evaluate the impact of community-based doula interventions and data accountability on prenatal care.
Cluster randomized trial design
Implementation of community-based doula interventions
Monitoring data accountability practices
Engagement with prenatal practices
Expected improvements in equity for moms during prenatal care
Enhanced accountability in care processes
Potential reduction in biases related to race and equity in maternity care

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Cluster randomized trial examines data accountability and doula interventions in prenatal care, suggesting improved outcomes for moms.

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This trial has been prospectively registered as (7/29/2022) with clinicaltrials.gov under the name Accountability for Care Through Undoing Racism & Equity for Moms (ACURE4Moms), Identifier: NCT05484804. URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05484804.

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Urrutia et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe28895ddcd3a253e647c https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09514-9

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