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Patient Navigation and Postpartum Health Care Outcomes

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.3338

October 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This randomized clinical trial examines whether postpartum patient navigation improved postpartum health care quality among people with low incomes.

Corresponding Author: Lynn M. Yee, MD, MPH, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E Superior St, 5-2143, Chicago, IL 60611 (lynn.yee@northwestern.edu).

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