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
Crying babies, tired mothers: What do we know? A systematic review
Kurth E, Kennedy HP, Spichiger E, Hösli I, Stutz EZ. Crying babies, tired mothers: What do we know? A systematic review. Midwifery 2009, 27: 187-194. PMID: 19773102, DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewInfant cryingCurrent care practicesCircadian rhythmMaternal fatigueMonths postpartumPostpartum periodDepressive symptomsCare strategiesQualitative studyCare practicesExtractable dataInfant's needsSignificant associationHealthcare professionalsNew mothersFamily healthTirednessInfantsMothersParents' abilityReviewEarly stagesNeonatesPostpartum
2008
HIV-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