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Dayna D. Whitcombe

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Assistant Professor

Faculty Researcher

College of Medicine Administration

5 h-index 13 pubs 62 cited

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Adult
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Gestational Carriers
  • Cesarean Section
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Analgesia, Obstetrical
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment
  • Placenta
  • Stillbirth
  • Lymphatic Metastasis

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Biography and Research Information

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Dayna D. Whitcombe's research focuses on maternal and perinatal health, with a particular emphasis on managing complex pregnancies and associated conditions. She has investigated outcomes related to the "July Effect" in obstetric care, the efficacy of prophylactic transfusions for pregnant individuals with sickle cell disease, and the management of critically ill pregnant patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially within rural settings. Whitcombe has also examined preconception, antepartum, and peripartum care for women with spinal cord injuries and assessed nutrition education interventions for pregnancies complicated by diabetes. Her work includes systematic reviews and meta-analyses, such as an examination of amniotic fluid volume in twin pregnancies. She has published 13 articles, accumulating 62 citations, and holds an h-index of 5. Whitcombe collaborates with researchers including Everett F. Magann, Songthip Ounpraseuth, and Megan Pagan at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 13
  • Citations: 62

Selected Publications

  • Placental Location Site and Associated Intrapartum, Postpartum, and Neonatal Complications: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis (2025)
    Journal of Clinical Medicine 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Amniotic fluid volume and pregnancy outcomes in twin pregnancies: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2023)
    Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Examination of a Stillbirth Workup: A Rural Statewide Experience (2022)
    Southern Medical Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • July Effect in Obstetric Outcomes (2022)
    DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 6 citations OpenAlex
  • Management of Critically Ill Pregnant Patients with COVID-19 Infection in a Rural State (2021)
    American Journal of Perinatology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An Assessment of Nutrition Education Interventions in Pregnancy Complicated by Diabetes (2021)
    Topics in Clinical Nutrition 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evidence for Prophylactic Transfusion during Pregnancy for Women with Sickle Cell Disease (2021)
    Southern Medical Journal 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma with Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis in Pregnancy: A Case Report of an Unexpected Maternal Death and Review of the Literature (2019)
    American Journal of Case Reports 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Surrogacy and Pregnancy (2019)
    Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 22 citations DOI OpenAlex

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