Holly Powell Kennedy
Biographic Data
| ID | 208178 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Holly Powell Kennedy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Holly Powell |
| FAMILY NAME | Kennedy |
| SIGNATURE | KENNEDY H P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7866-1552 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Experience of decision-making for home breech birth
Despite research and recommendations supporting shared decision-making and vaginal birth as a reasonable option for appropriately screened candidates with a term breech pregnancy, cesarean remains the only mode of birth available in most hospitals in the United States. Unable to find care for planned vaginal birth in a hospital setting, some individuals choose to pursue breech birth at home, potentially placing themselves and their infants at inc…
“I was able to take it back”
In this article, we present findings from a qualitative narrative analysis that examined the pregnancy, primary cesarean, and subsequent birth experiences of women in the United States. Using a maximal variation sampling strategy, we recruited participants via social media and networking to participate in semistructured interviews. Twenty-five women from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations across the U.S. participated, eight self-identif…
Reflections on obesity-related health behaviors over time and suggestions for health promotion programs from African American women
African American (AA) women have the highest rate of obesity in the United States. To date, there are mixed findings on AA women's perception on obesity and their perceived changes in health behaviors over time that may have contributed to obesity. Therefore, the aims of this current qualitative descriptive study were to explore: 1) AA women's perception on obesity and perceived changes in health behaviors related to obesity through their reflect…
Demographic, Socioeconomic, Health Systems, and Geographic Factors Associated with Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Does Perceived Quality of Care Moderate Postpartum Depression? A Secondary Analysis of a Two-Stage Survey
Short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of women and children
Quality of life in HIV-infected Chinese women and their family caregivers
China is experiencing a rapid increase in the number of HIV-infected women. In this study, we describe the development and preliminary evaluation of an intervention tailored for Chinese HIV-infected women and caregivers to improve their self- and family management, with goals of enhancing their physical quality of life (QOL) and decreasing their depressive symptomatology. Forty-one HIV-infected women and their caregivers were recruited from two p…
I Just Don't Know”
Spiritual Healing Practices Among Rural Postpartum Thai Women
Purpose: Postpartum Thai women follow family instructions to recover health at home. This study explores first-time mothers’ experiences with postpartum family practices. This article presents the experiences with spiritual healing, one of the three essences of Thai traditional medicine. Design: An interpretive phenomenological study was conducted in rural Thailand. Participants were 16 pregnant women purposively recruited. Data were collected us…
Midwifery and quality care
Distress During the Menopause Transition
In 2010, nearly 400 million women worldwide were of menopause age (45-54). Although many women transition through menopause with ease, some experience distress and a subsequent decrease in quality of life. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the experiences of distress in women during the menopause transition. A narrative analysis methodology was used maintaining participants' complete narratives when possible. In-person intervie…
Chaos, restitution and quest
Menopause, a natural stage in a woman's reproductive life, is not an illness; yet some women experience severe enough symptoms to cause a breakdown in the body similar to illness or other major health disruptions. As part of a larger narrative analysis investigation of distress during menopause, this case study presents one woman's transformational journey through menopause, analysed through Frank's health and illness narratives - chaos, restitut…
Women's Experience of Group Prenatal Care
Group prenatal care (GPNC) is an innovative alternative to individual prenatal care. In this longitudinal study we used ethnographic methods to explore African American and Hispanic women's experiences of receiving GPNC in two urban clinics. Methods included individual, in-depth, semistructured interviews of women and group leaders in GPNC, participant observation of GPNC sessions, and medical record review. GPNC offered positive experiences and …
Navigating a New Health Culture
Evaluating Diversity in Nursing Education
This article presents the findings of a methodical examination of how well one school of nursing was meeting its goal of addressing diversity through its pedagogy. The underlying assumption was that a school's curriculum both shapes and reflects a climate of valuing diversity. This mixed-method evaluation study was conducted in four steps, including a content analysis of all syllabi in the School of Nursing's (SON) curriculum, comparison of the c…
The Practice of Nurse-Midwifery in the Era of Managed Care
The Midwife as an “Instrument” of Care
A qualitative study was conducted with midwives from across the United States during 2000–2001 that suggests alternative approaches to caring for women and infants during pregnancy and birth. This study was a follow-up of a Delphi study in which 64 expert midwives and 71 recipients of midwife care sought to achieve consensus on dimensions of exemplary care.1 (Delphi studies involve the use of a panel of identified experts to come to consensus, by…
Chaos, restitution and quest
Menopause, a natural stage in a woman's reproductive life, is not an illness; yet some women experience severe enough symptoms to cause a breakdown in the body similar to illness or other major health disruptions. As part of a larger narrative analysis investigation of distress during menopause, this case study presents one woman's transformational journey through menopause, analysed through Frank's health and illness narratives - chaos, restitut…
Women's Experience of Group Prenatal Care
Group prenatal care (GPNC) is an innovative alternative to individual prenatal care. In this longitudinal study we used ethnographic methods to explore African American and Hispanic women's experiences of receiving GPNC in two urban clinics. Methods included individual, in-depth, semistructured interviews of women and group leaders in GPNC, participant observation of GPNC sessions, and medical record review. GPNC offered positive experiences and …
The Practice of Nurse-Midwifery in the Era of Managed Care
The Midwife as an “Instrument” of Care
A qualitative study was conducted with midwives from across the United States during 2000–2001 that suggests alternative approaches to caring for women and infants during pregnancy and birth. This study was a follow-up of a Delphi study in which 64 expert midwives and 71 recipients of midwife care sought to achieve consensus on dimensions of exemplary care.1 (Delphi studies involve the use of a panel of identified experts to come to consensus, by…
Evaluating Diversity in Nursing Education
This article presents the findings of a methodical examination of how well one school of nursing was meeting its goal of addressing diversity through its pedagogy. The underlying assumption was that a school's curriculum both shapes and reflects a climate of valuing diversity. This mixed-method evaluation study was conducted in four steps, including a content analysis of all syllabi in the School of Nursing's (SON) curriculum, comparison of the c…
Navigating a New Health Culture
Women's Experience of Group Prenatal Care
Group prenatal care (GPNC) is an innovative alternative to individual prenatal care. In this longitudinal study we used ethnographic methods to explore African American and Hispanic women's experiences of receiving GPNC in two urban clinics. Methods included individual, in-depth, semistructured interviews of women and group leaders in GPNC, participant observation of GPNC sessions, and medical record review. GPNC offered positive experiences and …
Distress During the Menopause Transition
In 2010, nearly 400 million women worldwide were of menopause age (45-54). Although many women transition through menopause with ease, some experience distress and a subsequent decrease in quality of life. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the experiences of distress in women during the menopause transition. A narrative analysis methodology was used maintaining participants' complete narratives when possible. In-person intervie…
Chaos, restitution and quest
Menopause, a natural stage in a woman's reproductive life, is not an illness; yet some women experience severe enough symptoms to cause a breakdown in the body similar to illness or other major health disruptions. As part of a larger narrative analysis investigation of distress during menopause, this case study presents one woman's transformational journey through menopause, analysed through Frank's health and illness narratives - chaos, restitut…
Midwifery and quality care
Spiritual Healing Practices Among Rural Postpartum Thai Women
Purpose: Postpartum Thai women follow family instructions to recover health at home. This study explores first-time mothers’ experiences with postpartum family practices. This article presents the experiences with spiritual healing, one of the three essences of Thai traditional medicine. Design: An interpretive phenomenological study was conducted in rural Thailand. Participants were 16 pregnant women purposively recruited. Data were collected us…
I Just Don't Know”
Short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of women and children
Quality of life in HIV-infected Chinese women and their family caregivers
China is experiencing a rapid increase in the number of HIV-infected women. In this study, we describe the development and preliminary evaluation of an intervention tailored for Chinese HIV-infected women and caregivers to improve their self- and family management, with goals of enhancing their physical quality of life (QOL) and decreasing their depressive symptomatology. Forty-one HIV-infected women and their caregivers were recruited from two p…
Demographic, Socioeconomic, Health Systems, and Geographic Factors Associated with Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Does Perceived Quality of Care Moderate Postpartum Depression? A Secondary Analysis of a Two-Stage Survey
Reflections on obesity-related health behaviors over time and suggestions for health promotion programs from African American women
African American (AA) women have the highest rate of obesity in the United States. To date, there are mixed findings on AA women's perception on obesity and their perceived changes in health behaviors over time that may have contributed to obesity. Therefore, the aims of this current qualitative descriptive study were to explore: 1) AA women's perception on obesity and perceived changes in health behaviors related to obesity through their reflect…
“I was able to take it back”
In this article, we present findings from a qualitative narrative analysis that examined the pregnancy, primary cesarean, and subsequent birth experiences of women in the United States. Using a maximal variation sampling strategy, we recruited participants via social media and networking to participate in semistructured interviews. Twenty-five women from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations across the U.S. participated, eight self-identif…
Experience of decision-making for home breech birth
Despite research and recommendations supporting shared decision-making and vaginal birth as a reasonable option for appropriately screened candidates with a term breech pregnancy, cesarean remains the only mode of birth available in most hospitals in the United States. Unable to find care for planned vaginal birth in a hospital setting, some individuals choose to pursue breech birth at home, potentially placing themselves and their infants at inc…
Medicine (17 works) · Nursing (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (9 works) · Pregnancy (8 works) · Qualitative research (8 works) · Family medicine (7 works) · Obstetrics (6 works) · Health care (5 works)