Select Asteria Lab Publications

Basile Ibrahim, B., Cheyney, M., Vedam, S., Kennedy, H.P. (2023). “I was able to take it back” Seeking a VBAC after a dehumanizing experience during primary cesarean birth. SSM-Qualitative Health Research. available here for free 

Basile Ibrahim, B., Knobf, M.T., Shorten, A., Cheyney, M., Illuzzi, J., Vedam, S., Kennedy, H.P. (2021). “I had to fight for my VBAC”: A Mixed Methods Study of U.S. Women’s Experiences of Pregnancy and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. Birth, 48(2). doi: 10.1111/birt.12513;  available here for free 

Basile Ibrahim, B., Vedam, S., Illuzzi, J., Cheyney, M., Kennedy, H.P. (2022). Inequities in quality perinatal care during a pregnancy and birth after cesarean in the United States. PLOS One. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274790; available here for free 

Basile Ibrahim, B., Interrante, J.D., Fritz, A., H., Tuttle, M.S., Kozhimannil, K.B. (2022). Inequities in availability of evidence-based birth supports to improve perinatal health for socially vulnerable rural residents. Children, Special Issue: Social Determinants of Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes. doi:10.3390/children9071077; available here for free 

Basile Ibrahim, B. Kozhimannil, K.B. (2023). Racial disparities in respectful maternity care during a pregnancy and birth after cesarean in rural United States. JOGNN. link 

Chinkam, S., Basile Ibrahim, B., Diaz, B., Steer-Massaro, C., Kennedy, H.P., Shorten, A. (2023). Learning from Women: Improving experiences of respectful maternity care during unplanned caesarean birth for women with diverse ethnicity and racial backgrounds. Women and Birth. link 

Basile Ibrahim B, Kennedy HP, Combellick J. Experiences of Quality Perinatal Care During the US COVID-19 Pandemic. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2021 Sep;66(5):579-588. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13269. Epub 2021 Aug 25. PubMed PMID: 34432368; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8661618.; available here for free 

Combellick, J., Basile Ibrahim, B., Julien, T., Scharer, K., Jackson, K., Kennedy, H.P. (2022). Birth During the Covid-19 Pandemic: What Childbearing People in the U.S. Needed to Achieve a Positive Birth Experience. Birth. doi: 10.1111/birt.12616; available here for free 

Combellick, J., Basile Ibrahim, B., Scharer, K., Brickley, T., Minenberg, L., Kennedy, H.P. (2023). Applying Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic to Future Threats to the Perinatal Care System. JMWH. link 

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Dr. Basile-Ibrahim’s full bibliography