2024
The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review
Basile-Ibrahim B, Combellick J, Mead T, Sorensen A, Batten J, Schafer R. The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 480. PMID: 38673391, PMCID: PMC11049830, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21040480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternity care teamNegative birth experienceRespectful maternity careMental health outcomesBirth experienceCare teamSocioeconomic disadvantageHealth outcomesScoping reviewObstetric violenceMaternity carePost-traumatic stress disorderBirth-related post-traumatic stress disorderJBI scoping review methodologySocial context of pregnancyPeer-reviewed original research articlesMaternity care providersMental health inequalitiesScoping review methodologySymptoms of PMADsMental health disordersBiological indicator of stressBirth companionHealth inequalitiesIncidence of diagnosis
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 ResearchConceptsMidwifery 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 ResearchConceptsPerinatal 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 birth
2022
Midwifery Care of Pregnant Individuals Experiencing Opioid use Disorder: Changing Regulations, Complexities, and Call to Action
Bukowski H, Combellick J. Midwifery Care of Pregnant Individuals Experiencing Opioid use Disorder: Changing Regulations, Complexities, and Call to Action. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2022, 67: 770-776. PMID: 36269042, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersNeonatal opioid withdrawal syndromeCo-occurring mental disordersCo-occurring mental illnessMental Health Services AdministrationProvision of MOUDOpioid withdrawal syndromeAdministration of buprenorphineLong-term sequelaeHealth Services AdministrationDepartment of HealthMultisubstance useMedical comorbiditiesOpioid useWithdrawal syndromePractice guidelinesPregnant individualsMidwifery careMental illnessMental disordersPregnant peopleInterprofessional careSubstance abuseAddiction medicineBirth 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
Antidepressants Are the Most Commonly Discontinued Psychotherapeutic Medications in Pregnancy
Germack H, Combellick J, Cooper M, Koller K, McMichael B. Antidepressants Are the Most Commonly Discontinued Psychotherapeutic Medications in Pregnancy. Women's Health Issues 2021, 32: 241-250. PMID: 34840082, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotherapeutic medicationsPerinatal periodPsychiatric illnessAnxiolytics/sedativesMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyUntreated psychiatric illnessMedical Expenditure Panel Survey Household ComponentMedication continuationClinical characteristicsMedication categoriesMood stabilizersAntipsychotic medicationMedicationsPregnancyAntidepressantsHousehold ComponentWomenDemographic characteristicsAntipsychoticsSignificant differencesT-testIllnessFurther researchDiscontinuationAnticonvulsantsExperiences 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 ResearchConceptsQuality 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 codesNaturalization of the microbiota developmental trajectory of Cesarean-born neonates after vaginal seeding
Song SJ, Wang J, Martino C, Jiang L, Thompson WK, Shenhav L, McDonald D, Marotz C, Harris PR, Hernandez CD, Henderson N, Ackley E, Nardella D, Gillihan C, Montacuti V, Schweizer W, Jay M, Combellick J, Sun H, Garcia-Mantrana I, Gil Raga F, Collado MC, Rivera-Viñas JI, Campos-Rivera M, Ruiz-Calderon JF, Knight R, Dominguez-Bello MG. Naturalization of the microbiota developmental trajectory of Cesarean-born neonates after vaginal seeding. Med 2021, 2: 951-964.e5. PMID: 35590169, PMCID: PMC9123283, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal vaginal fluidsCS birthBody sitesMaternal vaginal microbiomeVaginal fluidNon-pregnant womenDay of birthMultiple body sitesCesarean sectionImmunological underpinningsMicrobiota perturbationsClinical trialsVaginal seedingMicrobial exposureVaginal microbiomeMicrobiota developmentBabiesDisease riskBirthNational InstituteLongitudinal studyMaternal sitesPluripotential naturePublic healthFirst year
2020
Severe Maternal Morbidity Among a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans
Combellick JL, Bastian LA, Altemus M, Womack JA, Brandt CA, Smith A, Haskell SG. Severe Maternal Morbidity Among a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans. Journal Of Women's Health 2020, 29: 577-584. PMID: 31905319, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.7948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidity eventSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityMorbidity eventsVeteran womenVeterans AffairsChart reviewWomen veteransHealth statusPerinatal mental healthSurveillance methodologyWomen's health statusQuality of carePositive predictive valueMental health problemsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransPregnancy outcomesOperation New Dawn veteransDiseases codesMorbidityInternational ClassificationNew Dawn veteransOutpatient dataPredictive valueHealth problems
2018
Differences in the fecal microbiota of neonates born at home or in the hospital
Combellick JL, Shin H, Shin D, Cai Y, Hagan H, Lacher C, Lin DL, McCauley K, Lynch SV, Dominguez-Bello MG. Differences in the fecal microbiota of neonates born at home or in the hospital. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 15660. PMID: 30353125, PMCID: PMC6199260, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33995-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-born infantsTime of birthPro-inflammatory gene expressionBreast fed neonatesInfants 1 monthLong-term health implicationsHuman colon epithelial HT-29 cellsDay of birthVaginal swab samplesMonths of ageLower BacteroidesMaternal antibioticsNeonate's microbiomeNeonatal microbiomeVaginal sourcesHT-29 cellsWater birthVaginal microbiotaIntestinal microbiotaDay 1Vaginal samplesHospitalInfantsFecal microbiotaBabies
2014
The infant microbiome development: mom matters
Mueller NT, Bakacs E, Combellick J, Grigoryan Z, Dominguez-Bello MG. The infant microbiome development: mom matters. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2014, 21: 109-117. PMID: 25578246, PMCID: PMC4464665, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2014.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Periodontitis and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Non‐Smoking Females
Chokwiriyachit A, Dasanayake A, Suwannarong W, Hormdee D, Sumanonta G, Prasertchareonsuk W, Wara‐Aswapati N, Combellick J, Pitiphat W. Periodontitis and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Non‐Smoking Females. The Journal Of Periodontology 2013, 84: 857-862. PMID: 23075430, DOI: 10.1902/jop.2012.120344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusClinical attachment levelC-reactive proteinLevels of CRPPrepregnancy body mass indexFull-mouth periodontal examinationPregnant femalesHigher mean PDInterleukin-6 levelsBody mass indexNon-smoking femalesCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionTumor necrosis factorPeriodontal conditionsPeriodontal examinationDiabetes mellitusInflammatory mediatorsMass indexChronic inflammationPeriodontal diseaseMean PDRisk factorsAttachment levelNecrosis factor