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 demandCarePredictors of Crying Problems in the Early Postpartum Period
Kurth E, Spichiger E, Cignacco E, Kennedy HP, Glanzmann R, Schmid M, Staehelin K, Schindler C, Stutz EZ. Predictors of Crying Problems in the Early Postpartum Period. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2010, 39: 250-262. PMID: 20576068, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01141.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffectCase-Control StudiesCryingEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHome Care ServicesHumansLogistic ModelsMothersMultivariate AnalysisNurse MidwivesParental LeaveParityPostnatal CarePostpartum PeriodPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPuerperal DisordersRisk FactorsSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsSwitzerlandWomen, WorkingConceptsEarly postpartum periodPostpartum periodInfant factorsMaternal healthMood problemsConditional logistic regression modelsFurther risk factorsImmediate postpartum periodCase-control studyMother/child dyadsCase-control methodologyFirst-time mothersLogistic regression modelsPsychological decompensationRisk factorsHigher parityMidwife servicesPhysical complicationsProtective effectSame midwifeCare practicesControl studyNew mothersEarly signsHome care
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
2008
Tensions and Teamwork in Nursing and Midwifery Relationships
Kennedy HP, Lyndon A. Tensions and Teamwork in Nursing and Midwifery Relationships. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2008, 37: 426-435. PMID: 18754980, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00256.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnthropology, CulturalAttitude of Health PersonnelCaliforniaCommunicationConflict, PsychologicalCooperative BehaviorFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInterprofessional RelationsLabor PainMiddle AgedNurse MidwivesNurse's RoleNursing Methodology ResearchNursing Staff, HospitalObstetric NursingOrganizational CulturePhilosophy, NursingPregnancyQualitative ResearchSafety ManagementSurveys and QuestionnairesTrustConceptsPractice of midwiferyHospital birth settingsEthnographic frameworkPolicy developmentParticipant observationDepth interviewsFocused ethnographyThematic analysisBirth practicesMaternity care modelsDay challengesExperienced daysPlan of careMedicaid-eligible populationTensionPracticeMidwifery practiceFuture researchOptimal careTeaching hospitalCare modelMaternity careBirth settingsEthnographyNursesHIV-Infected Mothers' Foci of Concern During the Viral Testing of Their Infants
Shannon M, Kennedy HP, Humphreys JC. HIV-Infected Mothers' Foci of Concern During the Viral Testing of Their Infants. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2008, 19: 114-126. PMID: 18328962, DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2007.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAttitude to HealthFearFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfant WelfareInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMothersNeonatal ScreeningNursing Methodology ResearchPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal DiagnosisProspective StudiesSan FranciscoSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsViral test resultsMajority of mothersViral testingInfant healthPsychosocial issuesPostpartum study visitsMaternal health issuesEarly postpartum periodTesting time pointsMaternal healthPostpartum periodStudy visitViral testsHIVMaternal responsesHealth issuesTime pointsMothersHealthWorrisome concernMothers' focusAntepartumInfantsMajorityTesting
2007
Negotiating Sleep
Kennedy HP, Gardiner A, Gay C, Lee KA. Negotiating Sleep. The Journal Of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing 2007, 21: 114-122. PMID: 17505231, DOI: 10.1097/01.jpn.0000270628.51122.1d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAttitude to HealthFathersFemaleGender IdentityHelping BehaviorHumansInfant CareInfant, NewbornMaternal BehaviorModels, PsychologicalMothersNegotiatingNurse's RoleNursing Methodology ResearchPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPuerperal DisordersQualitative ResearchSelf CareSelf ConceptSleep Wake DisordersSocial Support