2023
Midwifery 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCesarean SectionFemaleHumansInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornLabor, ObstetricMidwiferyParturitionPregnancyUnited StatesConceptsMidwifery 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCOVID-19FemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPandemicsParturitionPerinatal CarePregnancyQualitative ResearchUnited StatesConceptsPerinatal 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCOVID-19FemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPandemicsParturitionPerinatal CarePregnancySARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsQuality 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCesarean SectionCitizenshipFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLongitudinal StudiesMicrobiotaPregnancyRNA, Ribosomal, 16SConceptsMaternal 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
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