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Carla L. DeSisto
English
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Maternal and neonatal risk-appropriate care: gaps, strategies, and areas for further research
Risk-appropriate care is a strategy to improve perinatal health outcomes by providing care to pregnant persons and infants in facilities with the personnel and services capable of meeting their health needs. T...
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Levels of neonatal care among birth facilities in 20 states and other jurisdictions: CDC levels of care assessment toolSM (CDC LOCATeSM)
Describe discrepancies between facilities’ self-reported level of neonatal care and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Levels of Care Assessment ToolSM (CDC LOCATeSM)-assessed level.
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Examining the Ratio of Obstetric Beds to Births, 2000–2019
The number of U.S. births has been declining. There is also concern about rural obstetric units closing. To better understand the relationship between births and obstetric beds during 2000–2019, we examined ch...
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Summary of neonatal and maternal transport and reimbursement policies—a 5-year update
To examine the number of states with neonatal and maternal transport and reimbursement policies in 2019, compared with 2014.
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Seven years later: state neonatal risk-appropriate care policy consistency with the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics Policy
To assess consistency of state neonatal risk-appropriate care policies with the 2012 AAP policy seven years post-publication.
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Changes in rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in the United States, 2019–2020
Our objective was to assess differences in pregnancy outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the previous year.
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Illness severity indicators in newborns by COVID-19 status in the United States, March–December 2020
To better understand COVID-19 in newborns, we compared in-hospital illness severity indicators by COVID-19 status during birth hospitalization.
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Maternal transport: an opportunity to improve the system of risk-appropriate care
To assess how often maternal transport preceded pregnancy-related deaths and describe contributing factors and recommendations related to maternal transport.
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Comparing Postpartum Care Utilization from Medicaid Claims and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System in Wisconsin, 2011–2015
To compare two data sources from Wisconsin—Medicaid claims and Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) surveys—for measuring postpartum care utilization and to better understand the incongruence be...
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The Effect of Continuous Versus Pregnancy-Only Medicaid Eligibility on Routine Postpartum Care in Wisconsin, 2011–2015
To compare patterns of routine postpartum health care utilization for women in Wisconsin with continuous Medicaid eligibility versus pregnancy-only Medicaid
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Open AccessWomen’s informed choice and satisfaction with immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception in Georgia
Several state Medicaid agencies have recently started reimbursing for long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) placement immediately postpartum. Women’s perspectives are critical for ensuring that this chan...
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Open AccessUsing a multi-state Learning Community as an implementation strategy for immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception
Implementation strategies are imperative for the successful adoption and sustainability of complex evidence-based public health practices. Creating a learning collaborative is one strategy that was part of a r...
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Open AccessApplication of Implementation Science Methodology to Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Policy Roll-Out Across States
Purpose Providing long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in the immediate postpartum period is an evidence-based strategy for expanding women’s access to highly effective contracepti...
