2024
Complex journeys of adolescents after induced abortion: A qualitative systematic review
Tang B, Ibrahim B, Shorey S. Complex journeys of adolescents after induced abortion: A qualitative systematic review. Journal Of Pediatric Nursing 2024, 77: e67-e80. PMID: 38553284, DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare providersImplement practice changesMental health supportReproductive healthcare needsQualitative systematic reviewMixed-methods studyEmotional well-beingReproductive health informationExperiences of adolescentsHealth journeyMeta-synthesis approachSexual healthcareHealthcare needsHealth supportHealth informationInduced abortionPractice changeSocial supportQualitative metasummaryThematic analysisDatabase inceptionElectronic databasesCoping strategiesCultural beliefsSystematic reviewPatient-Defined Cultural Safety in Perinatal Interventions: A Qualitative Scoping Review
Egger E, Ibrahim B, Nyhan K, Desibhatla M, Gleeson D, Hagaman A. Patient-Defined Cultural Safety in Perinatal Interventions: A Qualitative Scoping Review. Health Equity 2024, 8: 164-176. PMID: 38559847, PMCID: PMC10979693, DOI: 10.1089/heq.2023.0152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCultural safetyCumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health LiteratureNursing and Allied Health LiteratureCulturally safe carePerinatal interventionsAllied Health LiteratureCultural safety frameworkQualitative scoping reviewFull-text screeningPerinatal periodPatients' cultural needsSafe careCare providersPatient experiencePatient perspectiveScoping reviewHealth literatureQualitative literaturePatient careEquity-based frameworkCulturally specific knowledgePhysical needsQualitative studyTitle-abstractCare
2023
Improving the Maternity Care Safety Net: Establishing Maternal Mortality Surveillance for Non-Obstetric Providers and Institutions
Combellick J, Ibrahim B, Esmaeili A, Phibbs C, Johnson A, Patton E, Manzo L, Haskell S. Improving the Maternity Care Safety Net: Establishing Maternal Mortality Surveillance for Non-Obstetric Providers and Institutions. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 21: 37. PMID: 38248502, PMCID: PMC10815856, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationPregnancy-associated deathsQuality improvement projectMaternal outcomesMaternity careCare providersIndividual chart reviewMaternal mortality surveillancePregnancy-associated mortalityLate postpartum periodPercent of deathsSpecialty care providersAdverse social determinantsMortality review processMulti-specialty careMaternity care providersNational VA databasesMental health conditionsIntegration of careImprovement projectSystem-level factorsTime of deathPostpartum deathChart reviewPerinatal complications“I was able to take it back”: Seeking VBAC after experiencing dehumanizing maternity care in a primary cesarean
Ibrahim B, Cheyney M, Vedam S, Kennedy H. “I was able to take it back”: Seeking VBAC after experiencing dehumanizing maternity care in a primary cesarean. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2023, 4: 100339. PMID: 38239391, PMCID: PMC10795544, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMidwifery care during labor and birth in the United States
Combellick J, Telfer M, Ibrahim B, Novick G, Morelli E, James-Conterelli S, Kennedy H. Midwifery care during labor and birth in the United States. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 228: s983-s993. PMID: 37164503, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.09.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidwifery careCesarean deliveryHigh-income countriesContinuum of pregnancyMore vaginal birthsInduction of laborHigh patient satisfactionNeonatal mortality ratePreterm birthVaginal birthIntrapartum careIntrapartum periodPatient satisfactionLive birthsHealth characteristicsIntrapartum settingRespectful careMortality rateHealth outcomesHealthcare providersPractice protocolsCareMidwivesBirthNational outcomesApplying Lessons Learned from the COVID‐19 Pandemic to Future Threats to the Perinatal Care System
Combellick J, Ibrahim B, Scharer K, Brickley T, Julien T, Kennedy H. Applying Lessons Learned from the COVID‐19 Pandemic to Future Threats to the Perinatal Care System. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2023, 68: 333-339. PMID: 36905175, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal care systemBirth settingsCare systemCOVID-19 pandemicCare provider typePerinatal care providersQuality of careHealth system strengtheningHealth care disruptionsHigh-quality careExperience of pregnancyHealth care systemConventional content analysis approachHospital birthsCare disruptionsCare providersProvider typeCommunity birthsWeb-based surveySystem strengtheningSystem-level changesBirthExploratory qualitative studyCareSatisfying birthRural and Urban Differences in Insurance Coverage at Prepregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
Admon L, Daw J, Interrante J, Ibrahim B, Millette M, Kozhimannil K. Rural and Urban Differences in Insurance Coverage at Prepregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 141: 570-581. PMID: 36735410, PMCID: PMC9928561, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban U.S. residentsRural residentsInsurance coverageUrban counterpartsUrban residentsCross-sectional analysis of survey dataMaternity care accessRural-urban differencesNon-Hispanic whitesU.S. residentsCross-sectional analysisRural–urban inequalityLogistic regression modelsNon-expansion statesCare accessMaternal healthPostpartum individualsUrban differencesIntended pregnancyOdds ratioUnadjusted estimatesPrepregnancyInsurance continuityClinical characteristicsMedicaid expansion
2022
Inequities in quality perinatal care in the United States during pregnancy and birth after cesarean
Ibrahim BB, Vedam S, Illuzzi J, Cheyney M, Kennedy HP. Inequities in quality perinatal care in the United States during pregnancy and birth after cesarean. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274790. PMID: 36137150, PMCID: PMC9499210, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespectful maternity careQuality maternity careMaternity careVaginal birthQuality perinatal careHigh quality maternity careExperience of carePrior cesareanNewborn carePoor outcomePerinatal careBirth historyMidwifery careSociodemographic informationCesareanMidwife providersMale providersPrimary providersSubsequent birthsCareBirthMixed-methods studyPregnancyRegression analysisObstetriciansRacial/Ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Health Insurance Coverage Among Rural and Urban U.S. Residents
Kozhimannil K, Interrante J, Ibrahim B, Chastain P, Millette M, Daw J, Admon L. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Health Insurance Coverage Among Rural and Urban U.S. Residents. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 31: 1397-1402. PMID: 36040353, PMCID: PMC9618367, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance coverageUrban U.S. residentsInsurance coverageMedicaid coveragePregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring SystemHealth-related outcomesTime of childbirthUrban U.S. countiesU.S. residentsWhite peoplePolicy effortsMaternal deathsRacial/ethnic disparitiesPostpartum yearMeasure continuityInsurance disruptionsChildbirthRural residentsReduce inequalitiesPostpartumUrban residentsPrivate insuranceThree-quartersMedicaidU.S. countiesInequities in Availability of Evidence-Based Birth Supports to Improve Perinatal Health for Socially Vulnerable Rural Residents
Ibrahim B, Interrante J, Fritz A, Tuttle M, Kozhimannil K. Inequities in Availability of Evidence-Based Birth Supports to Improve Perinatal Health for Socially Vulnerable Rural Residents. Children 2022, 9: 1077. PMID: 35884061, PMCID: PMC9324486, DOI: 10.3390/children9071077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural residentsEvidence-based supportResponding hospitalsSocial Vulnerability IndexInfant healthChildbirth education classesPostpartum support groupVulnerable rural residentsInfant health outcomesPoor birth outcomesMultiple social risk factorsSocial risk factorsSVI scoresVulnerable countiesMidwifery careDoula supportPerinatal healthBirth supportRural hospitalsHealth outcomesBirth outcomesRural countiesHospital sizeLactation supportEducation classesLearning from women: Improving experiences of respectful maternity care during unplanned caesarean birth for women with diverse ethnicity and racial backgrounds
Chinkam S, Ibrahim BB, Diaz B, Steer-Massaro C, Kennedy HP, Shorten A. Learning from women: Improving experiences of respectful maternity care during unplanned caesarean birth for women with diverse ethnicity and racial backgrounds. Women And Birth 2022, 36: e125-e133. PMID: 35610171, DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespectful maternity careUnplanned caesarean birthMaternity careCaesarean birthHealth priorityBirth experienceTertiary care medical centerOutpatient prenatal clinicPregnancy care providersWomen's health prioritiesInterpretive descriptionGroup prenatal careFuture quality improvementRacial backgroundDoula programInformed consent processPrenatal careDiverse ethnicitiesPrenatal clinicsCare gapShared decisionMedical CenterCare providersThorne's interpretive descriptionBest practice recommendationsBirth during the Covid‐19 pandemic: What childbearing people in the United States needed to achieve a positive birth experience
Combellick JL, Ibrahim B, Julien T, Scharer K, Jackson K, Kennedy H. Birth during the Covid‐19 pandemic: What childbearing people in the United States needed to achieve a positive birth experience. Birth 2022, 49: 341-351. PMID: 35218067, PMCID: PMC9111370, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive birth experienceBirth experienceMaternity care practicesCross-sectional studyMaternity care systemCentre of careHigh-quality careCare protocolsWeb-based questionnaireSafe careCare practicesCommunity birthsQualitative dataMidwife providersCOVID pandemicCare systemBivariate statisticsCare placesDistrict of ColumbiaBirthParticipants of colorWomen's prioritiesCareCOVID-19 pandemicHigh satisfaction
2021
Experiences of Quality Perinatal Care During the US COVID‐19 Pandemic
Ibrahim B, Kennedy HP, Combellick J. Experiences of Quality Perinatal Care During the US COVID‐19 Pandemic. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2021, 66: 579-588. PMID: 34432368, PMCID: PMC8661618, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality perinatal careHigh-quality perinatal carePerinatal careCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicCOVID-19 outcomesUS COVID-19 pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicMultivariate regression analysisUnprecedented public health crisisHealth care systemDate of birthPublic health crisisCOVID-19 casesMaternal healthProvider typeBirth settingsHome birthSociodemographic characteristicsMidwife providersCare systemCareDistrict of ColumbiaCOVID-19 outbreakZip codesRacial Discrimination, Mental Health, and Parenting Among African American Mothers of Preschool-Aged Children
Condon EM, Barcelona V, Ibrahim BB, Crusto CA, Taylor JY. Racial Discrimination, Mental Health, and Parenting Among African American Mothers of Preschool-Aged Children. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 61: 402-412. PMID: 34153495, PMCID: PMC8683578, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American mothersDepressive symptomsMental healthMultivariable linear regressionSystemic-level interventionsStress overloadAmerican mothersPoor outcomePreschool aged childrenAfrican American childrenYoung childrenIndirect exposureChildrenSymptomsMothersIntergenerational effectsInterventionAmerican childrenPsychological mediatorsHealthOverloadLinear regressionRegression-based path analysisThe Association Between Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Cardiovascular Health Risk Among Black/African American Women in the InterGEN Study
Ibrahim B, Barcelona V, Condon EM, Crusto CA, Taylor JY. The Association Between Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Cardiovascular Health Risk Among Black/African American Women in the InterGEN Study. Nursing Research 2021, 70: s3-s12. PMID: 34074961, PMCID: PMC8405545, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000523.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
“I had to fight for my VBAC”: A mixed methods exploration of women’s experiences of pregnancy and vaginal birth after cesarean in the United States
Ibrahim B, Knobf MT, Shorten A, Vedam S, Cheyney M, Illuzzi J, Kennedy HP. “I had to fight for my VBAC”: A mixed methods exploration of women’s experiences of pregnancy and vaginal birth after cesarean in the United States. Birth 2020, 48: 164-177. PMID: 33274500, PMCID: PMC8122048, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen's Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in the United States: An Integrative Review
Ibrahim B, Kennedy HP, Whittemore R. Women's Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in the United States: An Integrative Review. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2020, 65: 349-361. PMID: 32352635, PMCID: PMC8017908, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal birthInclusion criteriaHistory of cesareanMeeting inclusion criteriaIntegrative reviewIndividual health outcomesCesarean rateCesareanHealth outcomesOverall healthPubMed databaseSearch of ScopusRelevant citationsSystemic factorsWomenWomen's perceptionsBirthUnited StatesWomen's experiencesFacilitatorsIndividual factorsFactorsReview
2017
Development of an eHealth Program for Parents of Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
Whittemore R, Zincavage RM, Jaser SS, Grey M, Coleman JL, Collett D, Delvy R, Ibrahim B, Marceau LD. Development of an eHealth Program for Parents of Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes. The Science Of Diabetes Self-Management And Care 2017, 44: 72-82. PMID: 29262747, PMCID: PMC6330708, DOI: 10.1177/0145721717748606.Peer-Reviewed Original Research