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 analysisObstetricians
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 codes