2024
A case study analysis of a successful birth center in northern Uganda
Telfer M, Zaslow R, Mbalinda S, Blatt R, Kim D, Kennedy H. A case study analysis of a successful birth center in northern Uganda. Birth 2024 PMID: 38923627, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBirth centersCommunity health workersHigh-resource countriesSmall group interviewsNeonatal mortality rateMidwifery careQuality MaternalBirthing peopleIntegrated careQuality careNorthern UgandaHealth workersMaternal deathsGroup interviewsCareNeonatal outcomesPerinatal morbidityQMNCDocument reviewField notesCommunity knowledgeNeonatal morbidityMortality rateBirthParticipant observationExperience of decision-making for home breech birth: An interpretive description
Schafer R, Kennedy H, Mulvaney S, Phillippi J. Experience of decision-making for home breech birth: An interpretive description. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2024, 5: 100397. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperience of decision-makingBreech birthBreech pregnanciesVaginal birthPlanned vaginal birthInterpretive description approachPerson-centered careMode of birthOpen-ended survey responsesUS hospital systemAnalysis of qualitative dataSemi-structured interviewsInterpretive descriptionNormal birthDecision-makingHospital settingHospital systemQualitative dataSurvey responsesIncreased riskDescriptive approachClinical practiceComplex decision-making processCareSituation analysis
2023
“I had no choice”: A mixed‐methods study on access to care for vaginal breech birth
Schafer R, Dietrich M, Kennedy H, Mulvaney S, Phillippi J. “I had no choice”: A mixed‐methods study on access to care for vaginal breech birth. Birth 2023, 51: 413-423. PMID: 37968839, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaginal breech birthBreech birthHospital systemTerm breech fetusHospital-based careUS hospital systemBreech fetusInterpretive description approachHospital birthsPerceptions of accessHospital settingCurrent recommendationsRespectful careReasonable optionPsychosocial surveysUS hospitalsDecisional satisfactionHome birthBirthMixed-methods studyCareMixed-method studyLack of accessOnly option
2010
Crying babies, tired mothers - challenges of the postnatal hospital stay: an interpretive phenomenological study
Kurth E, Spichiger E, Zemp Stutz E, Biedermann J, Hösli I, Kennedy HP. Crying babies, tired mothers - challenges of the postnatal hospital stay: an interpretive phenomenological study. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2010, 10: 21. PMID: 20462462, PMCID: PMC2879231, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAttitude to HealthCryingFatigueFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansInfant CareInfant, NewbornMaternal BehaviorMother-Child RelationsMothersNurse-Patient RelationsNursing Methodology ResearchPostnatal CarePuerperal DisordersSelf CareSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesSwitzerlandConceptsPostnatal hospital stayHospital stayNew mothersPostnatal careFamily healthFull-term healthy neonatesHospital care practicesRoutine postnatal careTerm healthy neonatesEarly postnatal periodInfant cryingSevere tirednessHealthy neonatesHospital experienceInterpretive phenomenological studyPostnatal periodCare practicesHealth professionalsAdequate restSleep deprivationNeonatesInfant developmentBabiesInfant demandCarePerinatal Safety
Lyndon A, Kennedy HP. Perinatal Safety. The Journal Of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing 2010, 24: 22-31. PMID: 20147827, PMCID: PMC2921888, DOI: 10.1097/jpn.0b013e3181cb9351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicationCooperative BehaviorDiffusion of InnovationErgonomicsHumansInterprofessional RelationsMedical ErrorsNational Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine DivisionNeonatal NursingNurse's RoleNursing TheoryObstetric NursingPatient AdvocacyPerinatal CareSafety ManagementSocial SupportSystems TheoryUnited States
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 analysis
2004
The landscape of caring for women: a narrative study of midwifery practice.
Kennedy H, Shannon M, Chuahorm U, Kravetz M. The landscape of caring for women: a narrative study of midwifery practice. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2004, 49: 14-23. PMID: 14710136, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2003.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidwifery careMidwifery practiceOutcomes of midwifery careProcesses of careEnvironment of careHealth care researchHealth of womenCare researchMidwivesCareDelphi studyPurposive samplingPerinatal measuresLife journeyMidwiferyNarrative analysisWomenHealthOutcomesLong-term outcomesPracticeNarrative studyThemesAssociationSubsample