2023
Rural 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal Health ServicesMidwiferyPandemicsParturitionPregnancyQualitative ResearchUnited StatesConceptsPositive 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