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 birthRural 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
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 analysisObstetriciansRacial/Ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Health Insurance Coverage Among Rural and Urban U.S. Residents
Kozhimannil K, Interrante J, Ibrahim B, Chastain P, Millette M, Daw J, Admon L. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Health Insurance Coverage Among Rural and Urban U.S. Residents. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 31: 1397-1402. PMID: 36040353, PMCID: PMC9618367, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance coverageUrban U.S. residentsInsurance coverageMedicaid coveragePregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring SystemHealth-related outcomesTime of childbirthUrban U.S. countiesU.S. residentsWhite peoplePolicy effortsMaternal deathsRacial/ethnic disparitiesPostpartum yearMeasure continuityInsurance disruptionsChildbirthRural residentsReduce inequalitiesPostpartumUrban residentsPrivate insuranceThree-quartersMedicaidU.S. countiesBirth 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 codes