2009
“I Wasn't Alone”—A Study of Group Prenatal Care in the Military
Kennedy HP, Farrell T, Paden R, Hill S, Jolivet R, Willetts J, Rising SS. “I Wasn't Alone”—A Study of Group Prenatal Care in the Military. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2009, 54: 176-183. PMID: 19410209, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal careIndividual prenatal carePrenatal careMilitary health care settingContinuity of providerFamily-centered careHealth care settingsQuality of lifeMilitary treatment facilitiesHealth care systemHealth care consumersCenteringPregnancy modelPostpartum periodClinical trialsCare settingsWomen's experiencesCare consumersCare systemWomenService membersCareLack of continuityMilitary settingsQualitative studyThematic analysisThe Effects of Mindfulness-Based Yoga During Pregnancy on Maternal Psychological and Physical Distress
Beddoe AE, Yang C, Kennedy HP, Weiss SJ, Lee KA. The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Yoga During Pregnancy on Maternal Psychological and Physical Distress. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2009, 38: 310-319. PMID: 19538619, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01023.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThird trimesterPotential efficacyTime of enrollmentMorning salivary cortisolPregnant nulliparous womenSingle treatment groupMindful yoga interventionMindfulness-based stress reductionSingleton pregnanciesNulliparous womenWeeks' gestationSecond trimesterMindful yogaYoga interventionIyengar yogaTreatment groupsTrimesterPostintervention dataPost-treatment measuresPregnancySalivary cortisolPainPhysical distressGroup interventionPhysical pain
2007
Allostasis: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding and Evaluating Perinatal Health Outcomes
Shannon M, King TL, Kennedy HP. Allostasis: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding and Evaluating Perinatal Health Outcomes. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2007, 36: 125-134. PMID: 17371513, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00126.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal health outcomesHealth outcomesAdverse pregnancy outcomesAdverse perinatal eventsPregnancy outcomesPerinatal eventsEpidemiologic evidenceMaternal stressExperience of stressTheory of allostasisHuman cohortsPsychological stressData extractionOutcomesWomen's perceptionsAllostatic stateAllostasisPsychological effectsStress experienceCohort