Harvesting Health: Advancing Nutrition and Wellness for Moms and Babies

Conditions

• Pregnant Women With Singleton Pregnancies

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

FEMALE

Age

18 Years - 45 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Food Kit — OTHER
  Biweekly food kits contain appropriate quantities of whole fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy, protein foods and fats.

Study Details

This is a randomized controlled trial to assess whether a personalized food kit to pregnant women is feasible, improves diet quality, and enhances pregnancy and birth outcomes compared to standard prenatal care.

Key Dates

Start date

Jun 22, 2026

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Jul 31, 2028

Completion

Jul 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

800 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: Group 1 (Harvesting Health Food Kit Intervention)
  For the intervention group, participation in the food kit (distributed every 2 weeks) will begin in the 1st trimester and end with 2-3 kits postpartum (last kit at 6 weeks). Final data collection is scheduled at/around 12 weeks postpartum. Participants choose all of their food kit contents within specified categories and amounts. Participants will also submit verification that they are receiving or intend to receive standard prenatal care (not study provided).
• No Intervention: Group 2 (Usual care/control)
  Control participants will submit verification that they are receiving or intend to receive standard prenatal care (not study provided).

Primary Outcome Measure

Healthy Eating Index [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 weeks postpartum ]

Central Contacts

• Rebecca Seguin-Fowler, PhD, RDN, LD, CSCS
  979-845-8486
  [email protected]
• Erica Bender, MSN, CNM, NP-Ob/Gyn
  979-314-8742
  [email protected]

Locations (3)

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