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Michelle A Kominiarek

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Northwestern University

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Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Michelle A Kominiarek is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University and a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Her research focuses on gestational weight gain, maternal obesity, and postpartum care transitions, particularly for low-income and high-BMI populations. Recent work includes a 2025 study on barriers to postpartum primary care transition, a 2024 systematic review on peripartum interventions for class III obesity, and qualitative research on managing patients with BMI ≥ 50. She collaborates with institutions across the US, China, and Singapore.

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maternal health obstetrics and gynaecology gynecology obstetrics women's health public health health sciences maternal-fetal medicine reproductive health obesity pregnancy hypertension health policy prenatal care neonatology gestational weight gain reproductive medicine high-risk pregnancies gestational diabetes preterm birth maternal complications diabetes pediatric obesity bariatric surgery fetal medicine health care preterm labor obese women hypertension midwifery neonatal outcomes caesarean section childhood obesity family planning child nutrition clinical nutrition obstetric anesthesia perinatal outcomes feasibility study infertility thrombosis public health nutrition obesity surgery respiratory medicine latino studies postpartum hemorrhage obesity management breastfeeding fetal complications nutritional sciences low-income individuals systematic review group prenatal care pregnancy outcomes weight disorders cardiovascular research labor force trend thanatology meta-analysis diabetes epidemiology health monitoring remote patient monitoring prenatal diagnosis medical nutrition united states vaginal delivery contemporary labor patterns gestational age weight gain medicine guidelines preterm premature rupture human lactation household labor venous thrombosis labor migration bleeding disorders patient support physical activity maternal cardiovascular outcome

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Primary Care Clinician Perspectives on Barriers to Postpartum Transition to Primary Care. Journal of Women s Health (2025)

Ka’Derricka DavisKaitlin HuennekensAbigail M. FilickoBrigid M. DolanBrittney R. WilliamsJoe FeinglassWilliam A. GrobmanMichelle A. KominiarekLynn M. Yee

health carewomen's healthprimary health careprimary carehealth sciences

A Qualitative Exploration of the Challenges Providers Experience During Peripartum Management of Patients With a Body Mass Index ≥ 50 Kg/M2 and Recommendations for Improvement. PLoS ONE (2024)

Michelle A. KominiarekMadison LyleroehrJissell Torres

public healthqualitative analysisperipartum managementchallenges providersqualitative researchqualitative exploration

Evaluating Feedback From an Implementation Advisory Board to Assess the Rollout of a Postpartum Patient Navigation Program. Implementation Science Communications (2024)

Hannah M. GreenBrittney WilliamsLaura DiazViridiana Carmona-BarreraKa’Derricka DavisJoe FeinglassMichelle A. KominiarekBrigid M. DolanWilliam A. GrobmanLynn M. Yee

systems engineeringhealth careimplementation researchimplementation advisory boardimplementation science

Fetal Bradycardia in Open Versus Fetoscopic Prenatal Repair of Spina Bifida. Prenatal Diagnosis (2024)

Steven T. PapastefanAmir M. AlhajjatKatherine C. OttDaniel R. LiesmanMorgan M. LangereisAnne C. BoatXavier F. PombarMichelle A. KominiarekRobin M. BowmanAimen F. Shaaban

pediatricsneonatologyprenatal diagnosisspina bifidafetal bradycardia

Mapping the Postpartum Experience Through Obstetric Patient Navigation for Low-Income Individuals. Journal of Women s Health (2024)

Hannah M. GreenLaura DiazViridiana Carmona-BarreraWilliam A. GrobmanChen YehBrittney WilliamsKa'Derricka DavisMichelle A. KominiarekJoe FeinglassChloe ZeraLynn M. Yee

health policywomen's healthobstetric patient navigationpostpartum experiencematernal healthlow-income individuals

Peripartum Interventions for People With Class III Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM (2024)

Michelle A. KominiarekMariana EspinalIrina R. CassimatisJack M. PeaceAshish PremkumarPaloma ToledoMaxwell ShramukEileen Q. Wafford

health policypublic healthsystematic reviewmaternal-fetal medicinewomen's healthmeta-analysisclass iii obesityperipartum interventionsgynecologyobstetricsfetal medicinematernal healthobesityobstetrics and gynaecology

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, and Inflammation in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (2024)

Hridya C RaoMichelle L MeyerMichelle A KominiarekMartha L DaviglusLinda C GalloChristina CorderoRaveen SyanKrista M PerreiraGregory A TalaveraLindsay Fernández-Rhodes

public healthinflammationepidemiologymetabolic syndromecommunity healthpolycystic ovary syndromeendocrinologyhealth sciences

CORRECTION: Ojinjideka Hemphill Et Al. Feasibility Study of Lactobacillus Plantarum 299V Probiotic Supplementation in an Urban Academic Facility Among Diverse Pregnant Individuals. Nutrients 2023, 15, 875. Nutrients (2023)

Nefertiti OjiNjideka HemphillLacey PezleyAlana SteffenGloria ElamMichelle A. KominiarekAngela Odoms-YoungNicollette KesseeAlyshia HammLisa Tussing-HumphreysMary Dawn Koenig

feasibility studyurban academic facilityhuman nutritionclinical nutritionnutritionojinjideka hemphillmicrobiologybacteriaprobioticsfood microbiologymaternal healthhealth sciencesnutritional sciences

Feasibility Study of Lactobacillus Plantarum 299V Probiotic Supplementation in an Urban Academic Facility Among Diverse Pregnant Individuals. Nutrients (2023)

Nefertiti OjiNjideka HemphillLacey PezleyAlana SteffenGloria ElamMichelle A. KominiarekAngela Odoms-YoungNicollette KesseeAlyshia HammLisa Tussing-HumphreysMary Dawn Koenig

pediatricsfeasibility studypublic health nutritionurban academic facilityprenatal carewomen's healthclinical nutritionnutritiondiverse pregnant individualsmicrobiomenutritional sciencesmaternal healthhealth sciencesobstetrics and gynaecology

Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant People With Obesity. Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports (2023)

Stephanie A. FisherMichelle A. Kominiarek

pregnant peopleobstetrics and gynaecologygestational weight gainmaternal healthhealth sciencesobesityobstetrics

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Michelle A Kominiarek

Professor

Northwestern University

Affiliations

Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Honors

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Northwestern University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Primary Care Clinician Perspectives on Barriers to Postpartum Transition to Primary Care. Journal of Women s Health (2025)

Ka’Derricka DavisKaitlin HuennekensAbigail M. FilickoBrigid M. DolanBrittney R. WilliamsJoe FeinglassWilliam A. GrobmanMichelle A. KominiarekLynn M. Yee

health carewomen's healthprimary health careprimary carehealth sciences

A Qualitative Exploration of the Challenges Providers Experience During Peripartum Management of Patients With a Body Mass Index ≥ 50 Kg/M2 and Recommendations for Improvement. PLoS ONE (2024)

Michelle A. KominiarekMadison LyleroehrJissell Torres

public healthqualitative analysisperipartum managementchallenges providersqualitative researchqualitative exploration

Evaluating Feedback From an Implementation Advisory Board to Assess the Rollout of a Postpartum Patient Navigation Program. Implementation Science Communications (2024)

Hannah M. GreenBrittney WilliamsLaura DiazViridiana Carmona-BarreraKa’Derricka DavisJoe FeinglassMichelle A. KominiarekBrigid M. DolanWilliam A. GrobmanLynn M. Yee

systems engineeringhealth careimplementation researchimplementation advisory boardimplementation science

Fetal Bradycardia in Open Versus Fetoscopic Prenatal Repair of Spina Bifida. Prenatal Diagnosis (2024)

Steven T. PapastefanAmir M. AlhajjatKatherine C. OttDaniel R. LiesmanMorgan M. LangereisAnne C. BoatXavier F. PombarMichelle A. KominiarekRobin M. BowmanAimen F. Shaaban

pediatricsneonatologyprenatal diagnosisspina bifidafetal bradycardia

Mapping the Postpartum Experience Through Obstetric Patient Navigation for Low-Income Individuals. Journal of Women s Health (2024)

Hannah M. GreenLaura DiazViridiana Carmona-BarreraWilliam A. GrobmanChen YehBrittney WilliamsKa'Derricka DavisMichelle A. KominiarekJoe FeinglassChloe ZeraLynn M. Yee

health policywomen's healthobstetric patient navigationpostpartum experiencematernal healthlow-income individuals

Peripartum Interventions for People With Class III Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM (2024)

Michelle A. KominiarekMariana EspinalIrina R. CassimatisJack M. PeaceAshish PremkumarPaloma ToledoMaxwell ShramukEileen Q. Wafford

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, and Inflammation in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (2024)

Hridya C RaoMichelle L MeyerMichelle A KominiarekMartha L DaviglusLinda C GalloChristina CorderoRaveen SyanKrista M PerreiraGregory A TalaveraLindsay Fernández-Rhodes

public healthinflammationepidemiologymetabolic syndromecommunity healthpolycystic ovary syndromeendocrinologyhealth sciences

Nefertiti OjiNjideka HemphillLacey PezleyAlana SteffenGloria ElamMichelle A. KominiarekAngela Odoms-YoungNicollette KesseeAlyshia HammLisa Tussing-HumphreysMary Dawn Koenig

feasibility studyurban academic facilityhuman nutritionclinical nutritionnutritionojinjideka hemphillmicrobiologybacteriaprobioticsfood microbiologymaternal healthhealth sciencesnutritional sciences

Feasibility Study of Lactobacillus Plantarum 299V Probiotic Supplementation in an Urban Academic Facility Among Diverse Pregnant Individuals. Nutrients (2023)

Nefertiti OjiNjideka HemphillLacey PezleyAlana SteffenGloria ElamMichelle A. KominiarekAngela Odoms-YoungNicollette KesseeAlyshia HammLisa Tussing-HumphreysMary Dawn Koenig

Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant People With Obesity. Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports (2023)

Stephanie A. FisherMichelle A. Kominiarek

pregnant peopleobstetrics and gynaecologygestational weight gainmaternal healthhealth sciencesobesityobstetrics

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