Bridget Basile Ibrahim, PhD, MA

Phone: 203.785.7623
Email: bridget.basileibrahim@yale.edu

School of Nursing
Yale University
400 West Campus Drive Orange
CT 06477

Publications - (5)

Rural and Urban Differences in Insurance Coverage at Prepregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2023
In this manuscript, the research team used data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System to measure insurance coverage at prepregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and insurance coverage continuity across these periods among rural and urban U.S. residents.

Rural Hospital Administrators' Beliefs About Safety, Financial Viability, and Community Need for Offering Obstetric Care
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2022
This study offers results from a national survey of a sample of 292 rural hospitals that provided obstetric services in 2021. Obstetric unit administrators shared about their experiences, the challenges they face, and the decisions that factor into providing labor and birth care for their rural communities.

State and Regional Differences in Access to Hospital-Based Obstetric Services for Rural Residents, 2018
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2021
This policy brief measures state and regional differences in the availability of hospital-based obstetric services among rural hospitals in the U.S. in 2018.
Characteristics of Rural and Urban U.S. Hospitals Based on Obstetric Services
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2021
This infographic provides an overview of characteristics of rural and urban hospitals in the United States that provide obstetric services, as well as rural hospitals that recently closed their obstetric units.
Rural and Urban Hospital Characteristics by Obstetric Service Provision Status, 2010-2018
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2021
The purpose of this policy brief is to illustrate the differences between urban and rural hospitals that provide obstetric services by their size, capacity, location, and community characteristics, as well as to compare these factors between rural hospitals with obstetric services and those that recently closed their obstetric units.