2020
Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Kinney R, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry B, Goldstein KM, Shivakumar G, Copeland L. Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care. Medical Care 2020, 59: 131-138. PMID: 33201084, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-section rateCesarean section rateObstetrical careVeterans AffairsWomen veteransPregnant veteransC-sectionSection rateEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scoreHigher body mass indexObservational cohort studyBody mass indexC-section deliveryCommunity care providersDepression Scale scoresPublic health problemQuality of careVA medical facilitiesCross-sectional analysisPostpartum veteransMaternal morbidityCohort studyMass indexObstetrical providersVA care
2014
Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012
Mattocks KM, Frayne S, Phibbs CS, Yano EM, Zephyrin L, Shryock H, Haskell S, Katon J, Sullivan JC, Weinreb L, Ulbricht C, Bastian LA. Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: e37-e42. PMID: 24439945, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPregnant veteransService-connected disabilityWomen veteransDelivery claimsInpatient deliveryStudy periodCesarean section rateNational cohort studyReproductive health careMajority of womenYounger women veteransCare coordination systemsOverall delivery rateDelivery-related costsNumber of deliveriesMaternity benefitsCohort studySection rateFive-year trendVeterans' useCommunity providersHealth AdministrationAge 30Fiscal year 2008