Publications

• Millions of women don’t have access to maternity care, and the number is growing

  Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Interrante JD
  Health Affairs Forefront, 2026

  10.1377/forefront.20260112.632477 ↗
• Bridging the Gap: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a New Rural Maternity Care Center Amid Nationwide Closures

  Wouk K, Chetwynd E, Sheffield EC, Holder MG, Holder K, Higgins ICA, Barker M, Smith T, van Heerden B, Iglesias D, Dotson A, Helton M
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2026

  10.3390/ijerph23010102 ↗
• Higher-level Neonatal Care at Rural and Urban Hospitals in the United States, 2010-2022

  Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Busse CE, Interrante JD, McDaniel CE, Handley SC
  Accepted for publication

• Availability of Higher-Level Neonatal Care Services in Rural US Counties, 2010-2022

  Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Interrante JD, Busse CE, McDaniel CE, Handley SC
  UMN Rural Health Research Center, 2025

• Local Availability of Neonatal Intensive Care at Rural Hospitals with Childbirth Services

  Sheffield EC, Busse CE, Interrante JD, Handley SC, Kozhimannil KB
  Journal of Perinatology, 2025

  10.1038/s41372-025-02518-4 ↗
• 2010-2023 County-Level Hospital-Based Obstetric Care Status

  Interrante JD, Sheffield EC, O’Hanlon K, Kozhimannil KB
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Data Resource, 2025

• An Enhanced Method for Identifying Hospital-Based Obstetric Unit Status, Version 2 with Addendum

  Interrante JD, Carroll C, Sheffield EC, Handley SC, O’Hanlon K, Kozhimannil KB
  UMN Rural Health Research Center, 2025

• 2010-2022 County-Level Hospital-Based Obstetric Care Status

  Interrante JD, Sheffield EC, Kozhimannil KB
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Data Resource, 2025

• Obstetric Care Access Declined in Rural and Urban Hospitals Across US States, 2010–22

  Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD, Carroll C, Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, McGregor AJ, Handley SC
  Health Affairs, 2025

  10.1377/hlthaff.2024.01552 ↗
• Author Response: Policy Context Matters for Midwifery

  Sheffield EC, Interrante JD, Kozhimannil KB
  The Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 2025

  10.1111/jmwh.13764 ↗
• Differences between self-reported rurality and county classification among people who gave birth in the United States: Implications for programs and policies

  Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Interrante JD, Liu C, Daw JR
  American Journal of Public Health, 2025

  10.2105/AJPH.2025.308058 ↗
• The Indian Health Service is associated with higher-quality perinatal care for American Indian and Alaska Native people

  Interrante JD, Liddell JL, Sheffield EC, Baker HA, Gartner DR, Kozhimannil KB
  Health Affairs, 2025

  10.1377/hlthaff.2024.01165 ↗
• Resources for Measuring Rurality in Research on Maternity Care

  Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Adole MJ, Fritz AH, Busse C, Jacobson I, Interrante JD
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Practical Implications, 2025

• Midwifery care at rural hospitals in Montana and California

  Fritz AH, Thorsen ML, Sheffield EC, Kozhimannil KB
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Case Studies, 2024

• Obstetric Care Access at Rural and Urban Hospitals in the United States, 2010-2022

  Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD, Carroll C, Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, McGregor AJ, Handley SC
  Journal of the American Medical Association, 2024

  10.1001/jama.2024.23010 ↗
• 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

  Liddell JL, Interrante JD, Sheffield EC, Baker HA, Kozhimannil KB
  Women’s Health Issues, 2024

  10.1016/j.whi.2024.08.002 ↗
• Information for rural stakeholders about access to maternity and obstetric care: A community-relevant synthesis of research

  Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD, Fritz AH, Sheffield EC, Carroll C, Handley SC
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief, 2024

• The Availability of Midwifery Care in Rural United States Communities

  Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Interrante JD, Kozhimannil KB
  The Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 2024

  10.1111/jmwh.13676 ↗
• Infographic: Rural-urban differences in midwifery care during childbirth in the US

  Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Interrante JD
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief, 2024

• Infographic: Loss of Hospital-Based Obstetric Services in Rural Counties in the United States, 2010-2022

  Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD, Fritz AH, Sheffield EC
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief, 2024

• Health insurance coverage and experiences of intimate partner violence and postpartum abuse screening among rural US residents who gave birth 2016-2020

  Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Interrante JD, Henning-Smith C, Lewis V
  The Journal of Rural Health, 2024

  10.1111/jrh.12843 ↗
• Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Communities: Perspectives from Key Informant Interviews

  Fritz AH, Sheffield EC, Chastain PL, Henning-Smith C, Lewis V, Kozhimannil KB
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief, 2024

• Racial/Ethnic Differences in Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Postpartum Abuse Screening Among Rural US Residents who Gave Birth 2016-2020

  Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Kozhimannil KB
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief, 2024

• Rural/urban differences in rates and predictors of intimate partner violence and abuse screening among pregnant and postpartum United States residents

  Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Henning-Smith C, Interrante JD, Lewis VA
  Health Services Research, 2023

  10.1111/1475-6773.14212 ↗
• The Unsung Mothers of Négritude: An Examination of the Efforts of Women Behind the Movement

  Sheffield EC
  Global Africana Review, 2018

  https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/hd76s0082

• Haitian Immigrants in Rural Maryland: Experiences of Life and Health

  Sheffield EC
  Global Africana Review, 2017