COIN: A Pilot Study of Cash Transfers to Improve Outcomes in Low-Income Preterm Neonates and Their Families
Preterm Birth
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Preterm Birth focused on measuring Preterm Birth, Unconditional Cash Transfers, Parental Stress, Breastfeeding
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Medicaid-insured or uninsured by meets income requirements for Medicaid-eligibility, Over 18 years old, Speaks English or Spanish fluently, Lives in Philadelphia county, Has an infant born >=22 and <36 weeks gestational age Exclusion Criteria: Reports being "highly likely" to move to a different state in the next 12 months, Reports planning to place the infant up for adoption at the time of enrollment
Sites / Locations
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
High-Value Cash Transfer
Low-Value Cash Transfer
Participants in the treatment group will receive four $325 payments. The first payment will be disbursed at the time of enrollment (between birth and 4 weeks of age), and second payment on the infant's one-month birthday, third payment on the infant's two-month birthday, and the fourth payment on the infant's three-month birthdays.
Participants in the control group will receive four $25 payments. The first payment will be disbursed at the time of enrollment (between birth and 4 weeks of age), and second payment on the infant's one-month birthday, third payment on the infant's two-month birthday, and the fourth payment on the infant's three-month birthdays.