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, 51: 783-794. 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. PMID: 39534852, PMCID: PMC11556396, 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 demandCareNormalizing Birth in England: A Qualitative Study
Kennedy HP, Grant J, Walton C, Shaw-Battista J, Sandall J. Normalizing Birth in England: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2010, 55: 262-269. PMID: 20434087, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2010.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQualitative studyInterpretative qualitative studyEthnographic observationsPoor staffing levelsDepth interviewsPublic recognitionWomen's viewsInformal discussionsEthnic groupsNarrative methodUnited StatesNational Health Service TrustKey strategyPhysician preparationAdministrative meetingsHealth Service TrustPurposive samplingService TrustFuture researchNormal birthEthosEnglish National Health Service TrustsInformed choicesInterviewsWomenHomestyle Midwifery: Lessons Learned on Bringing Home to the Hospital Birth Setting
Neumann Y, Kennedy HP. Homestyle Midwifery: Lessons Learned on Bringing Home to the Hospital Birth Setting. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2010, 55: 273-276. PMID: 20434089, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2010.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors 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 careEffects of mindful yoga on sleep in pregnant women: a pilot study.
Beddoe AE, Lee KA, Weiss SJ, Kennedy HP, Yang CP. Effects of mindful yoga on sleep in pregnant women: a pilot study. Biological Research For Nursing 2010, 11: 363-70. PMID: 20338897, DOI: 10.1177/1099800409356320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerinatal 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
Top‐Selling Childbirth Advice Books: A Discourse Analysis
Kennedy HP, Nardini K, McLeod‐Waldo R, Ennis L. Top‐Selling Childbirth Advice Books: A Discourse Analysis. Birth 2009, 36: 318-324. PMID: 20002424, DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536x.2009.00359.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCrying 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“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 painMode of Delivery: Toward Responsible Inclusion of Patient Preferences
Murphy PA, Fullerton JT, Carr C, Cragin L, Kennedy HP, Low LK. Mode of Delivery: Toward Responsible Inclusion of Patient Preferences. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2009, 113: 230. PMID: 19104386, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e318193be74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTales from the hospital
Kennedy, H. P. (2009). Tales from the hospital. In D. Walsh & S. Byrom (Eds.), Birth stories for the soul: Tales from women, families, and childbirth professionals. London: Quay Books.Peer-Reviewed Original Research"Orchestrating normal": The conduct of midwifery in the United States
Kennedy, H. P. (2009). "Orchestrating normal": The conduct of midwifery in the United States. In R. Davis-Floyd, L. Barclay, & J. Tritten (Eds.), Birth Models that work. Berekeley, CA: University of California Press.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedia out of focus on midwifery
Kennedy, H. P., Lockwood, C. J. & Funai, E. (2009). Media out of focus on midwifery. New Haven Register.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Evaluating diversity in nursing education: a mixed method study.
Powell Kennedy H, Fisher L, Fontaine D, Martin-Holland J. Evaluating diversity in nursing education: a mixed method study. Journal Of Transcultural Nursing : Official Journal Of The Transcultural Nursing Society / Transcultural Nursing Society 2008, 19: 363-70. PMID: 18658117, DOI: 10.1177/1043659608322500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTensions 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