UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Carrie Sibbald, MD, PGY-4, is the lead author of a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine (AJOG MFM). Other co-authors include Amy Godecker, PhD, MS, Erin Bailey, MD, Janine Rhoades, MD, and Jacquelyn Adams, MD, MSCI.
In “Association between interpreter use and small for gestational age infants,” Sibbald and co-authors wanted to figure out if needing an interpreter to overcome a language barrier while receiving obstetrics and gynecology care was associated with small for gestational age infants. They saw a connection between low English proficiency rates and worse health outcomes, and how having an interpreter normally can lead to improved health care, but pregnancy care has not been well studied.
“Our results indicate that recognizing demographic risk factors and providing patients with social resources such as access to interpreter services may positively impact obstetric and neonatal outcomes.”
You can read the full study here.
**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Paige Stevenson
Congratulations to UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Carrie Sibbald, MD, PGY-4, who recently matched into the Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship program at the Ohio State University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology! Sibbald will begin fellowship training in July 2025 after completing ob-gyn residency.
Sibbald, who is one of the 2024-25 Administrative Chief Residents, has demonstrated an interest in high-risk pregnancy care throughout residency. She co-authored multiple posters at the 2023 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine annual meeting and recently published a study in AJOG MFM on the use of interpreter services for patients with limited English proficiency and obstetric and neonatal outcomes.
Congratulations on this exciting career step, Dr. Sibbald!
Faculty, residents, and fellows brought an exciting variety of posters and presentations to the 2023 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Pregnancy Meeting February 6-11 in San Francisco! Just some of their incredible accomplishments:
Erin Bailey, MD, MS (MFM fellow) presented “Treatment for mild chronic hypertension during pregnancy: is tighter better?” during an oral plenary session to an audience of more than 3,000 people! The abstract won the Norman F. Gant Award for Best Research in Maternal Medicine.
Scott Infusino, MD (MFM fellow) gave an oral presentation during a Fellow Case session: “Mo' Baby, Mo' Problems”
Kara Hoppe, DO, MS, presented during a Scientific Forum: “The CHAP trial: clinical implications and recommended practice changes”
The department and the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine were also well-represented during poster sessions throughout the conference:
Poster: Does excess gestational weight gain increase the risk for neonatal hypoglycemia? (Erin Bailey, Carrie Sibbald, Janine Rhoades, Jacquelyn Adams)
Poster: Evaluation of a cesarean surgical site infection (SSI) prevention protocol on SSI and neonatal hypoglycemia (Gabrielle Avery, Daniel Shirley, Sarah Gnadt, Dolores Krickl, Kelly Parrette, Kathleen Antony)
Poster: Body mass index and persistent hypertension in patients with hypertension disorders of pregnancy one-year postpartum (Kara Hoppe and MCW co-authors)
Poster: Prediction modeling of postpartum blood pressure spikes and investigation of preventive management strategies (Jinxin Tao, Scott Infusino, Yonatan Mintz, Kara Hoppe)
Poster: Is interpreter use an independent risk factor for small for gestational age infants? (Carrie Sibbald, Amy Godecker, Erin Bailey, Janine Rhoades, Jacquelyn Adams)
Huge congratulations to all involved!
