2022
Birth 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
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 Research