Heather Lipkind, MD
Professor AdjunctAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities
Shanab B, Gaffey A, Schwamm L, Zawalich M, Sarpong D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Dorney J, Cooperman C, Schafer R, Lipkind H, Lu Y, Onuma O, Spatz E. Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 23. PMID: 39812880, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02171-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension disparitiesCare teamSocial determinants of healthCommunity health workersDeterminants of healthRemote blood pressure monitoringIncrease patient empowermentBlood pressure controlMultidisciplinary care teamBlood pressure machineIntegration of servicesHealth equityHealth inequalitiesHealth disparitiesPatient empowermentPatient engagementInfluence blood pressure controlSocial determinantsHealth workersTelehealth visitsPayment modelsHypertension managementPressure controlHypertension DetectionPatient outcomesPrevalence of GLP-1 medication exposure prior to, during, and after pregnancy using state-wide data from 2017 to 2023
Ahrens K, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman-Banks C. Prevalence of GLP-1 medication exposure prior to, during, and after pregnancy using state-wide data from 2017 to 2023. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2025, 7: 101596. PMID: 39755252, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101596.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine
Bebus S, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman‐Banks C, Ahrens K. Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine. The Journal Of Rural Health 2024, 41: e12912. PMID: 39722432, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy-related conditionsRate of visitsCare usePostpartum personsAmbulatory careMonths postpartumAcute health care useRate ratiosRurality of residenceHealth care useAmbulatory care visitsAmbulatory care utilizationAmbulatory care useAmbulatory care accessRural areasHypertensive disorders of pregnancyProspective cohort studyMonthly rateCare visitsPrenatal depressionCare accessCare utilizationDisorders of pregnancyMonthly rate of visitsPoisson regressionCOVID-19 Vaccination in the First Trimester and Major Structural Birth Defects Among Live Births
Kharbanda E, DeSilva M, Lipkind H, Romitti P, Zhu J, Vesco K, Boyce T, Daley M, Fuller C, Getahun D, Jackson L, Williams J, Zerbo O, Weintraub E, Vazquez-Benitez G. COVID-19 Vaccination in the First Trimester and Major Structural Birth Defects Among Live Births. JAMA Pediatrics 2024, 178: 823-829. PMID: 38949821, PMCID: PMC11217887, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural birth defectsLive-born infantsFirst-trimesterBirth defectsCOVID-19 vaccineLive birthsRetrospective cohort study of singleton pregnanciesStudy of singleton pregnanciesVaccine exposureMessenger RNA COVID-19 vaccineMessenger RNAFirst-trimester vaccinationMRNA COVID-19 vaccinePrevent pregnancy complicationsRetrospective cohort studyStabilized inverse probability weightsElectronic health dataNeural tube defectsMedical record reviewMultisite cohort studyLMP dateVaccine Safety DatalinkCOVID-19 vaccine dosesSingleton pregnanciesEligible pregnanciesNonadjuvanted Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Perinatal Outcomes
Son M, Riley L, Staniczenko A, Cron J, Yen S, Thomas C, Sholle E, Osborne L, Lipkind H. Nonadjuvanted Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Perinatal Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2419268. PMID: 38976271, PMCID: PMC11231799, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusNeonatal intensive care unitPreterm birthWeeks gestationRisk of HDPPerinatal outcomesLogistic regression modelsIncreased riskPregnant individualsPrenatal vaccinationSmall-for-gestational age birth weightNeonatal intensive care unit admissionCohort studyIncreased risk of PTBOdds ratioIncreased risk of HDPRisk of preterm birthRespiratory syncytial virus seasonRespiratory syncytial virus vaccineRetrospective observational cohort studyNeonatal respiratory distressVaccination statusMultivariate logistic regression modelObservational cohort studyCox regression modelsDoes reversible postpartum contraception reduce the risk of pregnancy condition recurrence? A longitudinal claims-based study from Maine
Ahrens K, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman-Banks C, Grantham C. Does reversible postpartum contraception reduce the risk of pregnancy condition recurrence? A longitudinal claims-based study from Maine. Annals Of Epidemiology 2024, 96: 58-65. PMID: 38885800, PMCID: PMC11283344, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays of deliveryPostpartum contraceptive useInterpregnancy intervalPregnancy conditionsReversible contraceptionPrenatal depressionRisk of prenatal depressionContraceptive useShort interpregnancy intervalAssociated with recurrenceRisk of recurrenceAssociated with lower riskLog-binomial regression modelsModerately effective methodsEstimate risk ratiosHypertensive disordersIndex pregnancyPostpartum contraceptionPregnancy deliveryClaims-based studyGestational diabetesIntrauterine deviceIntrapartum periodContraceptive initiationPregnancyCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Denoble A, Vazquez-Benitez G, Sheth S, Ackerman-Banks C, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Weintraub E, Kharbanda E, Lipkind H. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 144: 215-222. PMID: 38843526, PMCID: PMC11250101, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine Safety DatalinkAntepartum stillbirthVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine dosePregnancy start dateRisk of severe morbidityRisk of stillbirthConditional logistic regressionCase-control studyVaccine manufacturersSingleton pregnanciesGestational ageFetal deathPostpartum visitMaternal ageIndex dateSevere morbidityDiagnostic codesPregnancyStillbirthPregnant peopleCOVID-19Logistic regressionAssociation Between Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Diseases Within 24 Months After Delivery
Ackerman-Banks C, Lipkind H, Palmsten K, Ahrens K. Association Between Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Diseases Within 24 Months After Delivery. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2024, 44: 72-73. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0001015964.97203.7e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypertensive disease of pregnancyIncreased risk of long-term morbidityHypertensive disorders of pregnancyRisk of long-term morbidityDisease of pregnancyDisorders of pregnancyLong-term morbidityImmediate postpartum periodCardiovascular diagnosisHypertensive disordersIncreased riskPostpartum periodHypertensive diseaseCardiovascular diseaseCVD outcomesRisk profilePregnancyMonthsDiagnosisRiskDeliveryAssociationMorbidityReporting Perinatal Substance Use to Child Protective Services: Obstetric Provider Perspectives on the Impact on Care
Kaufman J, Yonkers K, Maltz C, Friedhoff C, Tobon A, Mele A, Tessier-Kay M, Grechukhina O, Lipkind H, Byatt N, Forray A. Reporting Perinatal Substance Use to Child Protective Services: Obstetric Provider Perspectives on the Impact on Care. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 33: 1501-1508. PMID: 38770764, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderProvider perspectiveKey informant interviewsCPS involvementNurse practitionersAffect careObstetric patientsCareInformant interviewsPostpartum patientsReporting requirementsCPS reportsProvidersContent analysisPerinatal individualsUse disorderSocial workersThematic areasPatientsFearNursesMandated reportersObstetriciansPostpartumStaffObstetric Complications and Birth Outcomes After Antenatal Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination
Vesco K, Denoble A, Lipkind H, Kharbanda E, DeSilva M, Daley M, Getahun D, Zerbo O, Naleway A, Jackson L, Williams J, Boyce T, Fuller C, Weintraub E, Vazquez-Benitez G. Obstetric Complications and Birth Outcomes After Antenatal Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 143: 794-802. PMID: 38626447, PMCID: PMC11090513, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall-for-gestational ageMessenger RNA COVID-19 vaccineGestational diabetes mellitusRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesAdverse pregnancy outcomesPreterm birthGestational hypertensionAdjusted hazard ratiosCOVID-19 vaccine dosesPregnancy outcomesCOVID-19 vaccineAssociated with small-for-gestational ageIncreased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesVaccine doseRisk of preterm birthMessenger RNARetrospective cohort study of individualsMRNA COVID-19 vaccineWeeks of gestationRetrospective cohort studyHistory of COVID-19Cohort study of individualsVaccine Safety DatalinkSingleton pregnanciesUnexposed pregnancies
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Aspirin to Prevent Preeclampsia in Women With Elevated Blood Pressure and Stage 1 Hypertension (ASPPIRE)
HIC ID2000028023RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderFemaleAge18+ yearsSupport Models for Addiction Related Treatment (SMART) Trial of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Women
HIC ID2000027031RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date04/28/2023Recruiting ParticipantsGenderFemaleAge18+ yearsChronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) Project (CHAP)
HIC ID2000024291RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2020Recruiting ParticipantsGenderFemaleAge12+ years
News
News
- May 02, 2022
Major Funding Award Supports Yale Efforts to Address Maternal Health Inequities
- March 17, 2022
Major Funding Award Supports Yale Efforts to Address Maternal Health Inequities
- January 06, 2022Source: Yale Medicine
You’re Pregnant: Is It Safe To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
- January 04, 2022Source: YaleNews
COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Increase Risk of Preterm Birth