2024
The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review
Basile-Ibrahim B, Combellick J, Mead T, Sorensen A, Batten J, Schafer R. The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 480. PMID: 38673391, PMCID: PMC11049830, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21040480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternity care teamNegative birth experienceRespectful maternity careMental health outcomesBirth experienceCare teamSocioeconomic disadvantageHealth outcomesScoping reviewObstetric violenceMaternity carePost-traumatic stress disorderBirth-related post-traumatic stress disorderJBI scoping review methodologySocial context of pregnancyPeer-reviewed original research articlesMaternity care providersMental health inequalitiesScoping review methodologySymptoms of PMADsMental health disordersBiological indicator of stressBirth companionHealth inequalitiesIncidence of diagnosisThe Impact of Military Trauma Exposures on Servicewomen's Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review
Manzo L, Dindinger R, Batten J, Combellick J, Basile‐Ibrahim B. The Impact of Military Trauma Exposures on Servicewomen's Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2024, 69: 634-646. PMID: 38384111, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesActive-duty servicewomenMilitary trauma exposurePosttraumatic stress disorderWomen veteransRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesHypertensive disorders of pregnancyCombat deploymentDisorders of pregnancyMilitary servicewomenTrauma exposureLow birth weightMental health conditionsJunior enlisted rankMilitary sexual traumaNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesHypertensive disordersPreterm birthGestational diabetesPostpartum managementPerinatal moodBirth weightMaternal mortalityPerinatal mental health and pregnancy-associated mortality: opportunities for change
Combellick J, Esmaeili A, Johnson A, Haskell S, Phibbs C, Manzo L, Miller L. Perinatal mental health and pregnancy-associated mortality: opportunities for change. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2024, 27: 417-424. PMID: 38172275, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-023-01404-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerinatal mental health conditionsPregnancy-associated deathsMental health conditionsHealth conditionsMaternal deathsPatient educationIndividual chart reviewNational VHA databasesPregnancy-associated mortalityAdverse pregnancy outcomesPerinatal mental healthLate postpartum periodReproductive health concernsMental health cohortQuality improvement projectMental health effectsMedication continuityChart reviewMental health contextPregnancy outcomesHealth cohortVHA databasesPostpartum periodHealthcare cliniciansMost deaths
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 complicationsCervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention?
Domenicano I, Combellick J, Warren A, Kyriakides T, Brandt C, Haskell S, Goulet J. Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention? Military Behavioral Health 2023, 11: 226-235. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2023.2246884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health conditionsWomen veteransMilitary sexual traumaCervical cancerCancer screeningCervical cancer screening ratesHealth conditionsVHA medical centersCancer screening ratesCervical cancer preventionCervical cancer screeningMultivariable logistic regressionPrimary care providersSexual traumaDiagnosis of PTSDPTSD disordersPatient characteristicsScreening ratesOutpatient careCancer preventionMultivariable modelMedical CenterCare providersWomen's healthCurrent studyMidwifery 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 birth
2022
Midwifery Care of Pregnant Individuals Experiencing Opioid use Disorder: Changing Regulations, Complexities, and Call to Action
Bukowski H, Combellick J. Midwifery Care of Pregnant Individuals Experiencing Opioid use Disorder: Changing Regulations, Complexities, and Call to Action. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2022, 67: 770-776. PMID: 36269042, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersNeonatal opioid withdrawal syndromeCo-occurring mental disordersCo-occurring mental illnessMental Health Services AdministrationProvision of MOUDOpioid withdrawal syndromeAdministration of buprenorphineLong-term sequelaeHealth Services AdministrationDepartment of HealthMultisubstance useMedical comorbiditiesOpioid useWithdrawal syndromePractice guidelinesPregnant individualsMidwifery careMental illnessMental disordersPregnant peopleInterprofessional careSubstance abuseAddiction medicineBirth 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
Antidepressants Are the Most Commonly Discontinued Psychotherapeutic Medications in Pregnancy
Germack H, Combellick J, Cooper M, Koller K, McMichael B. Antidepressants Are the Most Commonly Discontinued Psychotherapeutic Medications in Pregnancy. Women's Health Issues 2021, 32: 241-250. PMID: 34840082, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotherapeutic medicationsPerinatal periodPsychiatric illnessAnxiolytics/sedativesMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyUntreated psychiatric illnessMedical Expenditure Panel Survey Household ComponentMedication continuationClinical characteristicsMedication categoriesMood stabilizersAntipsychotic medicationMedicationsPregnancyAntidepressantsHousehold ComponentWomenDemographic characteristicsAntipsychoticsSignificant differencesT-testIllnessFurther researchDiscontinuationAnticonvulsantsExperiences 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 codesNaturalization of the microbiota developmental trajectory of Cesarean-born neonates after vaginal seeding
Song SJ, Wang J, Martino C, Jiang L, Thompson WK, Shenhav L, McDonald D, Marotz C, Harris PR, Hernandez CD, Henderson N, Ackley E, Nardella D, Gillihan C, Montacuti V, Schweizer W, Jay M, Combellick J, Sun H, Garcia-Mantrana I, Gil Raga F, Collado MC, Rivera-Viñas JI, Campos-Rivera M, Ruiz-Calderon JF, Knight R, Dominguez-Bello MG. Naturalization of the microbiota developmental trajectory of Cesarean-born neonates after vaginal seeding. Med 2021, 2: 951-964.e5. PMID: 35590169, PMCID: PMC9123283, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal vaginal fluidsCS birthBody sitesMaternal vaginal microbiomeVaginal fluidNon-pregnant womenDay of birthMultiple body sitesCesarean sectionImmunological underpinningsMicrobiota perturbationsClinical trialsVaginal seedingMicrobial exposureVaginal microbiomeMicrobiota developmentBabiesDisease riskBirthNational InstituteLongitudinal studyMaternal sitesPluripotential naturePublic healthFirst year
2020
Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma
Combellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma. Military Behavioral Health 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum depressionWomen veteransMultivariate analysisCross-sectional studyUnique risk factorsMilitary-related factorsRisk factorsMilitary-related traumaMilitary exposureCombat exposureDepressionVeteransTrauma variablesCohortHigh rateTraumaExposureTraumatic experiencesMilitary stressAdditional supportPregnancyCliniciansFactorsMilitary serviceWomenSex Differences in Military Sexual Trauma and Severe Self-Directed Violence
Gross GM, Ronzitti S, Combellick JL, Decker SE, Mattocks KM, Hoff RA, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Sex Differences in Military Sexual Trauma and Severe Self-Directed Violence. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2020, 58: 675-682. PMID: 32037020, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaSelf-directed violenceSexual traumaWomen veteransCox proportional hazards regression modelVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careProportional hazards regression modelsHazards regression modelsOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn veteransPsychiatric morbidityNew Dawn veteransSuicide attemptsBivariate analysisPreventative effortsTraumaWomenMenSex differencesVeteransRiskRegression modelsDemographic variablesSevere selfHospitalizationMorbiditySevere Maternal Morbidity Among a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans
Combellick JL, Bastian LA, Altemus M, Womack JA, Brandt CA, Smith A, Haskell SG. Severe Maternal Morbidity Among a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans. Journal Of Women's Health 2020, 29: 577-584. PMID: 31905319, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.7948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidity eventSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityMorbidity eventsVeteran womenVeterans AffairsChart reviewWomen veteransHealth statusPerinatal mental healthSurveillance methodologyWomen's health statusQuality of carePositive predictive valueMental health problemsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransPregnancy outcomesOperation New Dawn veteransDiseases codesMorbidityInternational ClassificationNew Dawn veteransOutpatient dataPredictive valueHealth problems
2019
Military Sexual Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence: Subtypes, Associations, and Gender Differences
Relyea M, Portnoy G, Combellick J, Brandt C, Haskell S. Military Sexual Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence: Subtypes, Associations, and Gender Differences. Journal Of Family Violence 2019, 35: 349-360. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-019-00079-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuthor Correction: Differences in the fecal microbiota of neonates born at home or in the hospital
Combellick J, Shin H, Shin D, Cai Y, Hagan H, Lacher C, Lin D, McCauley K, Lynch S, Dominguez-Bello M. Author Correction: Differences in the fecal microbiota of neonates born at home or in the hospital. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 9044. PMID: 31209226, PMCID: PMC6579757, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44426-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma and Sexual Risk: Do Men and Women Veterans Differ?
Combellick JL, Dziura J, Portnoy GA, Mattocks KM, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Trauma and Sexual Risk: Do Men and Women Veterans Differ? Women's Health Issues 2019, 29: s74-s82. PMID: 31253246, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAdult Survivors of Child AbuseAgedBullyingChildCohort StudiesCrime VictimsFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMaleMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsRisky sexual behaviorWomen veteransSexual behaviorSingle significant risk factorSignificant risk factorsWomen Veterans Cohort StudyVeterans Health AdministrationHistory of traumaRelated health outcomesCohort studyPredictive factorsRisk factorsMilitary-related traumaBinge drinkingMen veteransMilitary exposureHealth AdministrationHealth outcomesTrauma-related experiencesHealth servicesMultivariate analysisProtective factorsSexual riskTraumaAdditional risk
2018
Differences in the fecal microbiota of neonates born at home or in the hospital
Combellick JL, Shin H, Shin D, Cai Y, Hagan H, Lacher C, Lin DL, McCauley K, Lynch SV, Dominguez-Bello MG. Differences in the fecal microbiota of neonates born at home or in the hospital. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 15660. PMID: 30353125, PMCID: PMC6199260, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33995-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-born infantsTime of birthPro-inflammatory gene expressionBreast fed neonatesInfants 1 monthLong-term health implicationsHuman colon epithelial HT-29 cellsDay of birthVaginal swab samplesMonths of ageLower BacteroidesMaternal antibioticsNeonate's microbiomeNeonatal microbiomeVaginal sourcesHT-29 cellsWater birthVaginal microbiotaIntestinal microbiotaDay 1Vaginal samplesHospitalInfantsFecal microbiotaBabies
2017
The Patient Care Paradox: An Interprofessional Qualitative Study of Agitated Patient Care in the Emergency Department
Wong A, Combellick J, Wispelwey BA, Squires A, Gang M. The Patient Care Paradox: An Interprofessional Qualitative Study of Agitated Patient Care in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 226-235. PMID: 27743423, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient careEmergency departmentCare paradoxHealthcare workersEmergency medicine resident physiciansED staff nursesStaff membersPatient care techniciansExperiences of staff membersHigh-quality careED healthcare workersED staff membersMarginalized patient populationsConstant comparison methodAgitated patientsInterprofessional participantsStaff nursesCoordinated careProfessional silosHealthcare deliveryHealthcare professionalsResident physiciansCare challengesIndividual interviewsPatient violence