Observational studyHealth services research2018
Selection of Higher Risk Pregnancies into Veterans Health Administration Programs: Discoveries from Linked Department of Veterans Affairs and California Birth Data.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Association Between Mental Illness and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Pregnant Veterans.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
- Severe maternal morbidity and potential disparities by race and rurality among VA-covered births, 2010 to 2020.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- The impact of military sexual trauma and warfare exposure on women veterans' perinatal outcomes.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2022Article
- Differences in body mass index based on self-reported versus measured data from women veterans.Obesity science & practice · 2020Article
- HSR Commentary: Linking VA and Non-VA Data to Address Important US Veteran Health Services Research Issues.Health services research · 2018Article
- An exploratory analysis of factors associated with spontaneous preterm birth among pregnant veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthObservational
- Classifying Veterans' pre-pregnancy health risks using latent class analysis.Women's health (London, England)Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe variation in payer and outcomes in Veterans' births. DATA/
settingSecondary data analyses of deliveries in California, 2000-2012. STUDY
designWe performed a retrospective, population-based study of all live births to Veterans (confirmed via U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) enrollment records), to identify payer and variations in outcomes among: (1) Veterans using VA coverage and (2) Veteran vs. all other births. We calculated odds ratios (aOR) adjusted for age, race, ethnicity, education, and obstetric demographics.
methodsWe anonymously linked VA administrative data for all female VA enrollees with California birth records. PRINCIPAL
findingsFrom 2000 to 2012, we identified 17,495 births to Veterans. VA covered 8.6 percent (1,508), Medicaid 17.3 percent, and Private insurance 47.6 percent. Veterans who relied on VA health coverage had more preeclampsia (aOR 1.4, CI 1.0-1.8) and more cesarean births (aOR 1.2, CI 1.0-1.3), and, despite similar prematurity, trended toward more neonatal intensive care (NICU) admissions (aOR 1.2, CI 1.0-1.4) compared to Veterans using other (non-Medicaid) coverage. Overall, Veterans' birth outcomes (all-payer) mirrored California's birth outcomes, with the exception of excess NICU care (aOR 1.15, CI 1.1-1.2).
conclusionsVA covers a higher risk fraction of Veterans' births, justifying maternal care coordination and attention to the maternal-fetal impacts of Veterans' comorbidities.
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