Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsHeather Lipkind, MD
Professor Adjunct of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive SciencesAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Characteristics and Incidence of Lactational Mastitis Using State-Wide Data from 2016 to 2022
Ireland E, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman-Banks C, Ahrens K. Characteristics and Incidence of Lactational Mastitis Using State-Wide Data from 2016 to 2022. Journal Of Women's Health 2025 PMID: 40985104, DOI: 10.1177/15409996251380127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care encountersCare encountersInternational ClassificationInsurance coverageInternational Classification of Diseases-Clinical ModificationRurality of residencePrimary care settingRural areasLactational mastitisCommercial insurance coveragePostpartum peopleCare settingsDelivery yearYear postpartumMonths postpartumPregnancy characteristicsHigher parityHistory of mastitisDiagnosis codesMedicaid insuranceHigher incidenceInsurance typeMaternal ageConclusion:State-wideCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Spontaneous Abortion
Sheth S, Vazquez-Benitez G, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Seburg E, Denoble A, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Lipkind H, Kharbanda E. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Spontaneous Abortion. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025, 146: 129-137. PMID: 40311142, PMCID: PMC12169859, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous abortionVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCase groupGestational ageCOVID-19 vaccineDose numberContinuous health plan enrollmentPregnancy start dateControl groupCase-control studyHealth plan enrollmentSafety of COVID-19 vaccinesConditional logistic regressionSingleton pregnanciesFetal deathPregnancy outcomesPrenatal visitEarly pregnancyMaternal agePregnancyVaccine exposureOutcome datePatientsPlan enrollmentOne Step Closer to Unlocking Preeclampsia Prevention
Ackerman-Banks C, Spatz E, Lipkind H. One Step Closer to Unlocking Preeclampsia Prevention. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 1501-1503. PMID: 40204379, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClosing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities
Shanab B, Gaffey A, Schwamm L, Zawalich M, Sarpong D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Dorney J, Cooperman C, Schafer R, Lipkind H, Lu Y, Onuma O, Spatz E. Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 23. PMID: 39812880, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02171-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension disparitiesCare teamSocial determinants of healthCommunity health workersDeterminants of healthRemote blood pressure monitoringIncrease patient empowermentBlood pressure controlMultidisciplinary care teamBlood pressure machineIntegration of servicesHealth equityHealth inequalitiesHealth disparitiesPatient empowermentPatient engagementInfluence blood pressure controlSocial determinantsHealth workersTelehealth visitsPayment modelsHypertension managementPressure controlHypertension DetectionPatient outcomesPrevalence of GLP-1 medication exposure prior to, during, and after pregnancy using state-wide data from 2017 to 2023
Ahrens K, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman-Banks C. Prevalence of GLP-1 medication exposure prior to, during, and after pregnancy using state-wide data from 2017 to 2023. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2025, 7: 101596. PMID: 39755252, PMCID: PMC12230788, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101596.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine
Bebus S, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman‐Banks C, Ahrens K. Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine. The Journal Of Rural Health 2024, 41: e12912. PMID: 39722432, PMCID: PMC12270079, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy-related conditionsRate of visitsCare usePostpartum personsAmbulatory careMonths postpartumAcute health care useRate ratiosRurality of residenceHealth care useAmbulatory care visitsAmbulatory care utilizationAmbulatory care useAmbulatory care accessRural areasHypertensive disorders of pregnancyProspective cohort studyMonthly rateCare visitsPrenatal depressionCare accessCare utilizationDisorders of pregnancyMonthly rate of visitsPoisson regressionCOVID-19 Vaccination in the First Trimester and Major Structural Birth Defects Among Live Births
Kharbanda E, DeSilva M, Lipkind H, Romitti P, Zhu J, Vesco K, Boyce T, Daley M, Fuller C, Getahun D, Jackson L, Williams J, Zerbo O, Weintraub E, Vazquez-Benitez G. COVID-19 Vaccination in the First Trimester and Major Structural Birth Defects Among Live Births. JAMA Pediatrics 2024, 178: 823-829. PMID: 38949821, PMCID: PMC11217887, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural birth defectsLive-born infantsFirst-trimesterBirth defectsCOVID-19 vaccineLive birthsRetrospective cohort study of singleton pregnanciesStudy of singleton pregnanciesVaccine exposureMessenger RNA COVID-19 vaccineMessenger RNAFirst-trimester vaccinationMRNA COVID-19 vaccinePrevent pregnancy complicationsRetrospective cohort studyStabilized inverse probability weightsElectronic health dataNeural tube defectsMedical record reviewMultisite cohort studyLMP dateVaccine Safety DatalinkCOVID-19 vaccine dosesSingleton pregnanciesEligible pregnanciesNonadjuvanted Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Perinatal Outcomes
Son M, Riley L, Staniczenko A, Cron J, Yen S, Thomas C, Sholle E, Osborne L, Lipkind H. Nonadjuvanted Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Perinatal Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2419268. PMID: 38976271, PMCID: PMC11231799, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusNeonatal intensive care unitPreterm birthWeeks gestationRisk of HDPPerinatal outcomesLogistic regression modelsIncreased riskPregnant individualsPrenatal vaccinationSmall-for-gestational age birth weightNeonatal intensive care unit admissionCohort studyIncreased risk of PTBOdds ratioIncreased risk of HDPRisk of preterm birthRespiratory syncytial virus seasonRespiratory syncytial virus vaccineRetrospective observational cohort studyNeonatal respiratory distressVaccination statusMultivariate logistic regression modelObservational cohort studyCox regression modelsDoes reversible postpartum contraception reduce the risk of pregnancy condition recurrence? A longitudinal claims-based study from Maine
Ahrens K, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman-Banks C, Grantham C. Does reversible postpartum contraception reduce the risk of pregnancy condition recurrence? A longitudinal claims-based study from Maine. Annals Of Epidemiology 2024, 96: 58-65. PMID: 38885800, PMCID: PMC11283344, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays of deliveryPostpartum contraceptive useInterpregnancy intervalPregnancy conditionsReversible contraceptionPrenatal depressionRisk of prenatal depressionContraceptive useShort interpregnancy intervalAssociated with recurrenceRisk of recurrenceAssociated with lower riskLog-binomial regression modelsModerately effective methodsEstimate risk ratiosHypertensive disordersIndex pregnancyPostpartum contraceptionPregnancy deliveryClaims-based studyGestational diabetesIntrauterine deviceIntrapartum periodContraceptive initiationPregnancyCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Denoble A, Vazquez-Benitez G, Sheth S, Ackerman-Banks C, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Weintraub E, Kharbanda E, Lipkind H. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 144: 215-222. PMID: 38843526, PMCID: PMC11250101, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine Safety DatalinkAntepartum stillbirthVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine dosePregnancy start dateRisk of severe morbidityRisk of stillbirthConditional logistic regressionCase-control studyVaccine manufacturersSingleton pregnanciesGestational ageFetal deathPostpartum visitMaternal ageIndex dateSevere morbidityDiagnostic codesPregnancyStillbirthPregnant peopleCOVID-19Logistic regression