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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2026

Building Equitable Linkages with Interprofessional Education Valuing Everyone (BELIEVE): research protocol for a multisite step-wedge cluster randomized trial.

Deysia Oakcrum, Precious Ikejiaku, Jasmine L Garland McKinney, Amelia N Gibson, Li Jiang, Feng-Chang Lin, Kristin P Tully, Janiya M Williams, Kimberly Harper, Alison Stuebe

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06483022 (Building Equitable Linkages With Interprofessional Education Valuing Everyone), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Building Equitable Linkages With Interprofessional Education Valuing Everyone

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillRan2024 to 2026Enrolled66ConditionsPregnancy Related, Postpartum, PainArmsBELIEVE IPE Training, Usual Care
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Deysia OakcrumGillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Precious IkejiakuGillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Jasmine L Garland McKinneyCollege of Information, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Amelia N GibsonCollege of Information, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Li JiangGillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Feng-Chang LinGillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Kristin P TullySchool of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3010 Old Clinic Building, CB 7516, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Janiya M WilliamsCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Department of Family & Consumer Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 102 Benbo Hall, Greensboro, NC, 27411, USA.
Kimberly HarperSchool of Medicine, Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 7181, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. kimberly_harper@med.unc.edu.
Alison StuebeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3010 Old Clinic Building, CB 7516, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundSevere maternal morbidity (SMM) and maternal mortality (MM) rates are higher in the U.S. than in other high-income countries, with Black birthing individuals disproportionately impacted. Research highlights the need for collaborative, team-based approaches to tackle these disparities. Interprofessional education and practice (IPEP) competencies provide a promising framework to foster interdisciplinary relationships and improve maternal health outcomes. However, there is still insufficient integration of these competencies in educational curricula and clinical practice. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an interprofessional education (IPE) maternity care training to reduce disparities in maternity care. METHODS AND

designThe study is a multisite step-wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate the extent to which IPE training reduces racial disparities in maternity care, indexed by postpartum pain experience, assessment, and treatment. IPE training will be implemented at four maternity hospitals in central North Carolina that provide intrapartum care to about 15,000 people each year. The IPE training will be delivered to healthcare team members who provide postpartum maternity care at each facility. The training design includes a 30-minute pre-work module, a 90-minute interprofessional collaboration session utilizing virtual reality (VR) headsets, and a 30-minute post-work module. The pre- and post-work modules will be delivered through an online learning platform. Outcomes will be measured over six study periods, each lasting four months. In the first study period, hospital maternity staff will continue to receive standard continuing education. During study periods 2 to 5, hospitals will sequentially invite their staff to participate in the BELIEVE IPE training. During study period 6, all hospitals will have completed the staff training intervention. Outcomes will be assessed before, during, and after implementation of the IPE training at all four hospitals over 24 months. Our primary outcome is prevalence of severe postpartum pain among Black and white birthing people. The protocol version at time of writing is 6.1. DISCUSSION: This project will evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual reality interprofessional training to reduce disparities in clinical care. Results will inform future IPE training for maternity care teams to improve quality of care and reduce disparities.

trial registrationNational Clinical Trial (NCT) Identified Number: NCT06483022 (date registered: July 1, 2024).

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Healthcare DisparitiesInterprofessional EducationMaternal Health ServicesFemaleHospitals, MaternityHumansInterprofessional RelationsMulticenter Studies as TopicNorth CarolinaPatient Care TeamPregnancyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicClinical trialInterprofessional educationMaternal healthPostpartum painRandomized trialVirtual reality

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PMCPMC13386841

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