Postpartum Mothers Mobile Study (PMOMS); Postpartum Weight Retention and Cardiometabolic Disparities: The Effects of Contextual, Psychosocial, and Behavioral Factors

September 2021 - June 2023

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Healthy Start has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh, the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, UrbanKind, and Brown Mamas to use smart technology to understand factors associated with racial disparities in weight change and health during and after pregnancy. In addition to many other health-related factors, the Postpartum Mothers Mobile Study (PMOMS) surveyed participants on their experiences of stress and discrimination before, during, and after pregnancy. Over 300 participants enrolled in PMOMS, giving birth between January 2018 and July 2020.

Within this project, Healthy Start serves as advisory and supports the integration of community voice through storytelling and through planning and support of the PMOMS immersion experience. Additionally, Healthy start is responsible for assisting with the development of a dissemination plan for research including engaging partners and organizing and executing public forums.