2022
Learning from women: Improving experiences of respectful maternity care during unplanned caesarean birth for women with diverse ethnicity and racial backgrounds
Chinkam S, Ibrahim BB, Diaz B, Steer-Massaro C, Kennedy HP, Shorten A. Learning from women: Improving experiences of respectful maternity care during unplanned caesarean birth for women with diverse ethnicity and racial backgrounds. Women And Birth 2022, 36: e125-e133. PMID: 35610171, DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespectful maternity careUnplanned caesarean birthMaternity careCaesarean birthHealth priorityBirth experienceTertiary care medical centerOutpatient prenatal clinicPregnancy care providersWomen's health prioritiesInterpretive descriptionGroup prenatal careFuture quality improvementRacial backgroundDoula programInformed consent processPrenatal careDiverse ethnicitiesPrenatal clinicsCare gapShared decisionMedical CenterCare providersThorne's interpretive descriptionBest practice recommendations
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