Patient Navigation and Postpartum Health Care Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Postpartum care in the US is fragmented and inadequate, with major disparities in quality. Patient navigation is a promising health services intervention to improve health care provision and reduce disparities.

To evaluate whether postpartum patient navigation improved postpartum health care quality among people with low incomes.

This randomized clinical trial was conducted at a single urban academic medical center from January 2020 to July 2024 and included English- or Spanish-speaking pregnant people 16 years or older with Medicaid insurance. Data analysis started in October 2024.