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Stephanie Radke, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology-General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Current Positions

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Education

  • BA, Biology and Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
  • MD, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
  • MPH, Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa

Research Interests

  • Lactation and breastfeeding medicine
  • Quality improvement methodology
  • Geographic disparities in maternal health

Licenses & Certifications

  • Fellow, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Board certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Iowa Medical License, Iowa
  • California Medical License, California

Selected Publications

  • Li J, Radke SM, Steimle LN. Examining Perinatal Regionalization in Practice: A Network Analysis of Maternal Transport in Georgia. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 18:2025.02.14.25322280. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.14.25322280. PMID: 40034757; PMCID: PMC11875245. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11875245/
  • Iowa Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Iowa 2024 Maternal Mortality Report, 2019-2021 Deaths. Des Moines: Iowa Maternal Mortality Review Committee
  • Quality-Improvement Strategies for Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Birth: ACOG Committee Statement No. 17. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 May 17;145(5):542-552. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005888. PMID: 40245424.
  • VanGompel EW, Singh L, Carlock F, Rittenhouse C, Ryckman KK, Radke S. Family Medicine Presence on Labor and Delivery: Effect on Safety Culture and Cesarean Delivery. Ann Fam Med. 2024 Sep-Oct;22(5):375-382. doi: 10.1370/afm.3157. PMID: 39313350; PMCID: PMC11419729. https://www.annfammed.org/content/22/5/375.long
  • Johnson JC, Ramesh A, Radke SM. Contraception utilization and barriers to use in an Iowan population. Proc Obstet Gynecol. 2024;13(1): Article 5 [1 p.]. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.33797. https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/pog/article/id/33797/   Extended Abstract
  • Meredith ME, Steimle LN, Radke SM. The implications of using maternity care deserts to measure progress in access to obstetric care: a mixed-integer optimization analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 30;24(1):682. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11135-4. PMID: 38811929; PMCID: PMC11137923. https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-11135-4
  • Radke SM, Smeins L, Ryckman KK, Gruca TS. Closure of Labor & Delivery units in rural counties is associated with reduced adequacy of prenatal care, even when prenatal care remains available. J Rural Health. 2023 Sep;39(4):746-755. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12758. Epub 2023 Mar 30. PMID: 36999217. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jrh.12758
  • Carrel M, Keino BC, Novak NL, Ryckman KK, Radke S. Bypassing of nearest labor & delivery unit is contingent on rurality, wealth, and race. Birth. 2023 March;50(1)5-10.  DOI: 1 0.1111/birt.12712
  • Anglim AJ, Radke SM. Rural Maternal Health Care Outcomes, Drivers, and Patient Perspectives. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Dec 1;65(4):788-800. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000753. Epub 2022 Oct 3. PMID: 36260013. https://journals.lww.com/clinicalobgyn/Fulltext/2022/12000/Rural_Maternal_Health_Care_Outcomes,_Drivers,_and.14.aspx
  • Thenuwara KN, Dexter F, Ledolter J, Radke SM, Epstein RH. Patients in Iowa Counties Lacking Hospitals With Labor and Delivery Services Disproportionately Receive Care at Level III Maternal Care Hospitals When Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study. Cureus. 2022 Oct 25;14(10):e30683. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30683. PMID: 36439612; PMCID: PMC9691387. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691387/