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May 8, 2026JAMA Network OpenOpen Access

Postpartum Primary Care Engagement and Acute Care Use

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AGAnjelica GangaramUniversity of MichiganIGIshani GanguliBrigham and Women's HospitalARAlaka RayHarvard University

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates a behavioral intervention's effect on acute care use in postpartum individuals, suggesting improved care transitions.

Key Points

  • This analysis examines how a postpartum primary care engagement intervention affects acute care use.
  • Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial (NCT05543265)
  • Involves 353 postpartum individuals with one or more comorbidities
  • The intervention included scheduled postpartum appointments and tailored messaging.
  • No significant effect on overall acute care use
  • Intervention reduced acute care visits for primary care-treatable concerns by 10.2 percentage points (95% CI, -20.4 to -0.04)
  • Intervention group had 0.3 fewer visits for primary care-treatable concerns (95% CI, -0.5 to -0.1).

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Gangaram et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7ef7bfa21ec5bbf0749bhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.10798
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