2015 publications
Main EK. “Clues for Understanding Hospital Variation Among Obstetric Services.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015; 213(4):443-4.
Hameed AB, Lawton ES, McCain CL, Morton CH, Mitchell C, Main EK, Foster E. “Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Deaths in California: Beyond Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015; 213(3):379.e1-10.
Main EK, Goffman D, Scavone B, Low LK, Bingham D, Fontaine P, Gorlin JB, Lagrew DC, Levy B. “National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Obstetric Hemorrhage.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015; 126(1):155-62. (Also published in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, Anesthesia & Analgesia)
Scavone BM, Main EK. “The National Partnership for Maternal Safety: A Call to Action for Anesthesiologists.” Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015; 121(1):14-6.
Main EK, McCain CL, Morton CH, Holtby S, Lawton ES. “Pregnancy-Related Mortality in California: Causes, Characteristics, and Improvement Opportunities.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015; 125(4):938-47.
Morton, CH. “Stories Behind the Numbers: Social Invisibility of Maternal Morbidities in the United States.” AIMS (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services) Journal. 2015; 27 (2): 17-18.
2014 publications
Swank ML, Marshall NE, Caughey AB, Main EK, Gilbert WM, Melsop KA, Chung JH. “Pregnancy Outcomes in the Super Obese, Stratified By Weight Gain Above and Below Institute of Medicine Guidelines.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014; 124(6):1105-10.
Swank ML, Caughey AB, Farinelli CK, Main EK, Melsop KA, Gilbert WM, Chung JH. “The Impact of Change in Pregnancy Body Mass Index on Macrosomia.” Obesity. 2014; 22(9):1997-2002.
Kilpatrick SJ, Berg C, Bernstein P, Bingham D, Delgado A, Callaghan WM, Harris K, Lanni S, Mahoney J, Main EK, Nacht A, Schellpfeffer M, Westover T, Harper M. “Standardized Severe Maternal Morbidity Review: Rationale and Process.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014; 124(2 Pt 1):361-6. (Also published in Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing).
Morton, CH. “The problem of increasing maternal morbidity: Integrating normality and risk in maternity care in the United States.” Birth. 2014 41(2), 119-121.
Menard MK, Main EK, Currigan SM. “Executive Summary of the Revitalize Initiative: Standardizing Obstetric Data Definitions.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014; 124(1):150-3.
Callaghan WM, Grobman WA, Kilpatrick SJ, Main EK, DʼAlton M. “Facility-Based Identification of Women With Severe Maternal Morbidity: It Is Time to Start.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014; 123(5):978-81.
DʼAlton ME, Main EK, Menard MK, Levy BS. “The National Partnership for Maternal Safety.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014; 123(5):973-7.
Swank ML, Caughey AB, Farinelli CK, Main EK, Melsop KA, Gilbert WM, Chung JH. “The Impact of Change in Pregnancy Body Mass Index on Cesarean Delivery.” The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2014; 27(8):795-800.
Mitchell C, Lawton E, Morton CH, McCain C, Holtby S, Main EK. “California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review: Mixed Methods Approach for Improved Case Identification, Cause of Death Analyses and Translation of Findings." Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2014; 18(3):518-26.
Swank ML, Caughey AB, Farinelli CK, Main EK, Melsop KA, Gilbert WM, Chung JH. “The Impact of Change in Pregnancy Body Mass Index on the Development of Gestational Hypertensive Disorders.” Journal of Perinatology: Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association. 2014; 34(3):181-5.
2013 publications
Main EK, Menard MK “Maternal Mortality: Time for National Action.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013; 122(4):735-6.
2012 publications
Main EK, Morton CH, Melsop KA, Hopkins D, Giuliani G, Gould JB. “Creating a Public Agenda for Maternity Safety and Quality in Cesarean Delivery.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012; 120(5):1194-8.
Chung JH, Melsop KA, Gilbert WM, Caughey AB, Walker CK, Main EK. “Increasing Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index Is Predictive of a Progressive Escalation in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.” The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2012; 25(9):1635-9.
Oshiro B, Branch W, Main EK. “Neonatal Outcomes After Implementation of Guidelines Limiting Elective Delivery Before 39 Weeks of Gestation.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012; 119(3):656-657.
Reiger K, Morton CH. “Standardising or individualising?: A critical analysis of the 'discursive imaginaries' shaping maternity care reform.” International Journal of Childbirth. 2012; 2(3): 173-186.
Main EK. “Decisions Required for Operating a Maternal Mortality Review Committee: The California Experience.” Seminars in Perinatology. 2012; 36(1):37-41.
2011 publications
Main EK, Morton CH, Hopkins D, Giuliani G, Melsop K and Gould JB. 2011. “Cesarean Deliveries, Outcomes, and Opportunities for Change in California: Toward a Public Agenda for Maternity Care Safety and Quality.” Palo Alto, CA: CMQCC. (Available at www.cmqcc.org)
Bingham D, Lyndon A, Lagrew D, Main EK. “A State-Wide Obstetric Hemorrhage Quality Improvement Initiative.” The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing. 2011; 36(5):297-304.
2010 publications
Sandall J, Morton CH, and Bick D. “Safety in childbirth and the three ‘C’s: community, context, and culture.” Midwifery. 2010; 26: 481–482
Main EK. “Maternal Mortality: New Strategies for Measurement and Prevention.” Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2010; 22(6):511-6.
Carter MC, Corry M, Delbanco S, Foster TC, Friedland R, Gabel R, Gipson T, Jolivet RR, Main EK, Sakala C, Simkin P, Simpson KR. “2020 Vision for a High-Quality, High-Value Maternity Care System.” Women's Health Issues. 2010; 20(1 Suppl):S7-17.
Angood PB, Armstrong EM, Ashton D, Burstin H, Corry MP, Delbanco SF, Fildes B, Fox DM, Gluck PA, Gullo SL, Howes J, Jolivet RR, Laube DW, Lynne D, Main EK, Markus AR, Mayberry L, Mitchell LV, Ness DL, Nuzum R, Quinlan JD, Sakala C, Salganicoff A. “Blueprint for Action: Steps Toward a High-Quality, High-Value Maternity Care System.” Women's Health Issues. 2010; 20(1 Suppl):S18-49.
Bingham D, Main EK. “Effective Implementation Strategies and Tactics for Leading Change on Maternity Units.” The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. 2010; 24(1):32-42.
2009 publications
Main EK. “New Perinatal Quality Measures from the National Quality forum, The Joint Commission and the Leapfrog Group.” Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2009; 21(6):532-40.
2008 publications
Main EK, Bingham D. “Quality Improvement in Maternity Care: Promising Approaches from the Medical and Public Health Perspectives.” Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2008; 20(6):574-80.
2006 publications
Main EK, Moore D, Farrell B, Schimmel LD, Altman R, Abrahams C, Bliss MC, Polivy L, Sterling J. “Is There a Useful Cesarean Birth Measure? Assessment of the Nulliparous Term Singleton Vertex Cesarean Birth Rate As a Tool for Obstetric Quality Improvement.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006; 194(6):1644-51; 1651-2.