Research

HEALTH

RESEARCH

CENTER

CURRICULUM VITAE

I conduct research to inform the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policy that impacts health care delivery, quality, and outcomes during critical times in the lifecourse, including pregnancy and childbirth. The goal of my work is to contribute to the evidence base for clinical and policy strategies to advance racial, gender, and geographic equity and to collaborate with stakeholders in making policy change to address social determinants and structural injustice in order to facilitate improved health and well-being.

PUBLISHED WORKS (peer-reviewed; first or senior author)

Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD, Carroll C, Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, McGregor AJ, Handley SC. Obstetric Care Access at Rural and Urban Hospitals in the United States. JAMA. Published online December 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.23010

Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD, McGregor AJ. Access to maternity care: challenges and solutions for improving equity across US communities. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Published online November 5, 2024. doi:10.1097/GCO.0000000000001003

Marshall C, Kozhimannil KB. Progress on doula access, persistent challenges, and next steps for birth equity. American Journal of Public Health. 2024;114(11):1164-1166. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2024.307859

Liddell JL, Interrante JD, Sheffield EC, Baker HA, Kozhimannil KB. Health Insurance Type and Access to the Indian Health Service Before, During, and After Childbirth among American Indian and Alaska Native People in the United States. Women’s Health Issues. 2024;34(6):562-571. doi:10.1016/j.whi.2024.08.002

McGregor AJ, Garman D, Hung P, Motunrayo T, Camacho Orona K, Molina RL, Ciraldo KJ, Kozhimannil KB. Racial inequities in cesarean use among high- and low-risk deliveries: An analysis of childbirth hospitalizations in New Jersey from 2000 to 2015. Health Services Research. Published online September 7, 2024. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.14375

Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Interrante JD, Kozhimannil KB. The availability of midwifery care in rural United States communities. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 2024;69(6):929-936. doi:10.1111/jmwh.13676

Interrante JD, Pando C, Fritz AH, Kozhimannil KB. Perinatal care among Hispanic birthing people: Differences by primary language and state policy environment. Health Services Research. 2024;59(5):e14339. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.14339

Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield E, Fritz AH, Interrante JD, Henning-Smith C, Lewis V. Health insurance coverage and experiences of intimate partner violence and postpartum abuse screening among rural US residents who gave birth 2016-2020. Journal of Rural Health. 2024;40:655–663. doi:10.1111/jrh.12843.

Daw J, Admon LK, MacCallum-Bridge C, Kozhimannil KB. Continuous Medicaid Eligibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Postpartum Coverage, Health Care, and Outcomes. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Mar 1;5(3):e240004. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0004.

Interrante JD, Fritz AH, McCoy MB, Kozhimannil KB. Effects of Breastfeeding Peer Counseling on County-Level Breastfeeding Rates Among WIC Participants in Greater Minnesota. Womens Health Issues. 2024;34(3):232-240. doi:10.1016/j.whi.2023.12.001

Kozhimannil KB. Declining access to US maternity care is a systemic injustice. BMJ. 2023;382:2038. Published 2023 Sep 7. doi:10.1136/bmj.p2038

Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Henning-Smith C, Interrante JD, Lewis VA. Rural/urban differences in rates and predictors of intimate partner violence and abuse screening among pregnant and postpartum United States residents. Health Services Research. 2024;59(2):e14212. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.14212

Kozhimannil KB, Leonard SA, Handley SC, Passarella M, Main EK, Lorch SL, Phibbs C. Obstetric Volume and Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Low-Risk and Higher-Risk Patients Giving Birth at Rural and Urban U.S. Hospitals. JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e232110. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2110.

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