Lindsay Admon, MD, MSc

Phone: 734.936.3110
Email: lindskb@med.umich.edu
X: @lindsayadmon

Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Michigan
L4000 Women's Hospital
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

Current Projects - (1)

Postpartum Morbidity and Mortality and Health Care Utilization in Rural vs. Urban Communities
Using 2006-2018 data from the National Health Interview Survey linked to the National Death Index through 2019, this project will examine postpartum mortality among rural and urban residents. We will also evaluate differences in health, health care utilization, and barriers to care across rural and urban communities.
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Health disparities and health equity, Healthcare access, Maternal health, Medicaid and CHIP, Mental and behavioral health, Private health insurance, Social determinants of health, Uninsured and underinsured, Women

Rural/Urban Differences in Postpartum Health Insurance, Healthcare Use, and Health Outcomes
The purpose of this project was to identify rural/urban differences in health insurance, healthcare use, and health outcomes among postpartum individuals, and to describe policy-relevant implications or strategies to improve insurance coverage, receipt of recommended healthcare, and, ultimately, health outcomes among rural residents who give birth. With a lens towards health equity, all analyses were stratified by race/ethnicity and income.
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topics: American Indians and Alaska Natives, Health disparities and health equity, Healthcare access, Healthcare financing, Hispanics, Hospitals and clinics, Legislation and regulation, Maternal health, Medicaid and CHIP, Minority health, Private health insurance, Women

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.

Association of Health Insurance, Geography, and Race and Ethnicity With Disparities in Receipt of Recommended Postpartum Care in the U.S.
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2022
This study used data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and looked at receipt of recommended postpartum care content. The study describes variations across health insurance type, rural or urban residence, and race and ethnicity.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Health Insurance Coverage Among Rural and Urban U.S. Residents
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 09/2022
Using data from the 2016-2019 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, this study describes postpartum health insurance coverage for rural and urban U.S. residents who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) compared to those who are white.
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.

Characteristics of U.S. Rural Hospitals by Obstetric Service Availability, 2017
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2020
This study described characteristics of rural U.S. hospitals by whether they provide labor and delivery care for pregnant patients. Researchers used the 2017 American Hospital Association Annual Survey to identify rural hospitals and detail their characteristics based on whether they provide obstetric services.

Rural-Urban Differences in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the U.S., 2007-15
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 12/2019
In the U.S., severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMMM) is climbing—a reality that is especially challenging for rural communities, which face declining access to obstetric services. Using data for 2007-15 from the National Inpatient Sample, we analyzed SMMM during childbirth hospitalizations among rural and urban residents.