Issue 12 | September 2021
Study News & Updates
EMBRACE aims to contribute substantial evidence to the link between models of enhanced prenatal care, preterm birth rates, maternal mental health outcomes, and experiences of care.
Participant Recruitment
Recruitment Update
Prior to pausing recruitment in March 2020, we had 101 participants enrolled in EMBRACE.
Recruitment was paused between March and October 2020. The recruitment team has recruited 170 participants since resuming through a combination of in-person and virtual recruitment methods.
We currently have 271 participants enrolled in EMBRACE!
Participant Demographics
As we know, preterm birth disproportionately affects women of color, with Black women facing the largest burden. In order to ensure adequate participant representation, the EMBRACE team is prioritizing
the recruitment of Black women. We have a goal to have at least 10% of our participant population identify as Black; currently, 6.6% of participants identify only as African American or Black, and 10.3% identify as Black when including multi-racial participants. Our engagement, outreach, and provider recruitment efforts are focused on increasing the enrollment of Black women.
Provider Recruitment
We have two new providers currently recruiting!
Provider recruitment is ongoing; we are actively in conversations to onboard and begin recruitment with additional providers, including a local Federally Qualified Health Center. We continue in our efforts to recruit providers who see the largest share of African American and Black patients.
We are incredibly thankful for the following clinical partners who are currently participating:
Clinica Sierra Vista Elm Clinic
Ian MacAgy, MD
Family HealthCare Network Fresno ACC
Sylvia Sanchez, PA
Gladys Muir, CNM, NP
Saint Agnes Obstetrics & Gynecology
Oscar Young, DO
Marci Dabbs, MD
Community Engagement
California Advocate
Check out the August 27th edition of the California Advocate to read an article from our Community Engagement leaders Dr. Venise Curry and Brittany Edwards, CNM along with SAG member and BIH leader Fanta Nelson. The California Advocate is available in print locally throughout Fresno.
General Information
EMBRACE Social Media
Have you followed us on social media? The links are below! Please help us expand our reach by liking and sharing our posts. We want to get the word out to increase community awareness of the study, the more people that are aware of the study, the more likely we are to meet our recruitment goals.
Find us online
EMBRACEPrenatalCareStudy.org
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