Debra Kennedy

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Debra Kennedy is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra Kennedy has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 19 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Debra Kennedy's work include Pregnancy and Medication Impact (22 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (12 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (7 papers). Debra Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and Medication Impact (22 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (12 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (7 papers). Debra Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United Kingdom. Debra Kennedy's co-authors include Alice Panchaud, Hedvig Nordeng, Mariola Drozd, Angela Lupattelli, Myla E. Moretti, Ksenia Zagorodnikova, Romana Gjergja Juraški, Herbert Juch, André Rieutord and Michael Twigg and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, American Journal of Psychiatry and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Debra Kennedy

40 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Medication use in pregnancy: a cross-sectional, multinational web-based study

2014 338 citations Angela Lupattelli, Michael Twigg et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debra Kennedy Australia	18	758	394	228	144	135	43	1.3k
Stuart Campbell United Kingdom	22	547 0.7×	704 1.8×	495 2.2×	61 0.4×	263 1.9×	30	2.1k
Tom Einarson Canada	12	531 0.7×	318 0.8×	142 0.6×	26 0.2×	82 0.6×	16	1.1k
Beata Seeber Austria	18	448 0.6×	182 0.5×	301 1.3×	30 0.2×	126 0.9×	49	1.2k
L.C.K. Low Hong Kong	22	163 0.2×	456 1.2×	128 0.6×	194 1.3×	165 1.2×	65	1.5k
Lijuan Zhao China	16	175 0.2×	140 0.4×	180 0.8×	43 0.3×	150 1.1×	60	976
Esther Eisenberg United States	26	569 0.8×	329 0.8×	594 2.6×	57 0.4×	117 0.9×	75	1.9k
Joanne Said Australia	23	282 0.4×	848 2.2×	1.1k 5.0×	51 0.4×	189 1.4×	86	1.9k
Per Olav Dale Norway	26	1.3k 1.7×	813 2.1×	473 2.1×	26 0.2×	64 0.5×	49	2.2k
Liang‐Ming Lo Taiwan	18	201 0.3×	626 1.6×	692 3.0×	37 0.3×	69 0.5×	51	1.3k
Randal D. Robinson United States	19	429 0.6×	344 0.9×	227 1.0×	15 0.1×	60 0.4×	70	1.1k

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Kennedy, Debra, et al.. (2025). Drug safety in pregnancy. Australian Prescriber. 48(1). 5–9.

Damkier, Per, Michael Ceulemans, Alice Panchaud, et al.. (2024). Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 145(2). 168–176. 6 indexed citations

Nassar, Natasha, Melisa Litchfield, Debra Kennedy, et al.. (2024). Prescription retinoid and contraception use in women in Australia: A population‐based study. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 65(5). 428–436. 1 indexed citations

Grzeskowiak, Luke E., Vivienne Moore, Jenni Ilomäki, et al.. (2024). Concurrent use of hormonal long‐acting reversible contraception by women of reproductive age dispensed teratogenic medications, Australia, 2013–2021: a retrospective cohort study. The Medical Journal of Australia. 221(7). 367–373.

Laube, Robyn, Christian P. Selinger, Cynthia H. Seow, et al.. (2023). Australian inflammatory bowel disease consensus statements for preconception, pregnancy and breast feeding. Gut. 72(6). 1040–1053. 18 indexed citations

Walsh, Colin, John Sinn, Debra Kennedy, et al.. (2023). Successful treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during pregnancy using a pediatric-based protocol incorporating pegylated asparaginase. Leukemia & lymphoma. 64(11). 1880–1883. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Lin, Bettina Meiser, Rajneesh Kaur, et al.. (2023). Health professionals’ role in the transfer of mosaic embryos after preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 46(6). 926–938. 1 indexed citations

Kennedy, Debra, et al.. (2020). An update on maternal medication‐related embryopathies. Prenatal Diagnosis. 40(9). 1168–1177. 4 indexed citations

Kaplan, Yusuf Cem, et al.. (2019). Use of ondansetron during pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Reproductive Toxicology. 86. 1–13. 23 indexed citations

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Lupattelli, Angela, Michael Twigg, Ksenia Zagorodnikova, et al.. (2018). Self-reported perinatal depressive symptoms and postnatal symptom severity after treatment with antidepressants in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study across 12 European countries using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 10. 655–669. 23 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Helen E., Diana Johnson Oakes, Debra Kennedy, & Jaimie W. Polson. (2017). Early Gestational Hypoxia and Adverse Developmental Outcomes. Birth Defects Research. 109(17). 1358–1376. 15 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Debra, et al.. (2017). Abnormal pregnancy outcome associated with high-dose maternal tranylcypromine therapy: Case report and literature review. Reproductive Toxicology. 69. 146–149. 6 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Debra, et al.. (2013). Review of calls to an Australian teratogen information service regarding psychotropic medications over a 12‐year period. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 53(6). 544–552. 9 indexed citations

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Austin, Marie‐Paule, et al.. (2013). Infant neurodevelopment followingin uteroexposure to antidepressant medication. Acta Paediatrica. 102(11). n/a–n/a. 24 indexed citations

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Einarson, Adrienne, Alessandra Pistelli, Marco De Santis, et al.. (2008). Evaluation of the Risk of Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Associated With Use of Paroxetine During Pregnancy. American Journal of Psychiatry. 165(6). 749–752. 121 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Debra & Michael Ardagh. (2004). Frequent attenders at Christchurch Hospital's Emergency Department: a 4-year study of attendance patterns.. PubMed. 117(1193). U871–U871. 33 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Debra & Maureen Rogers. (1996). Lichen Striatus. Pediatric Dermatology. 13(2). 95–99. 36 indexed citations

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Morris, Jonathan, David Ellwood, Debra Kennedy, & John Knight. (1995). Amniotic alpha‐fetoprotein in the prenatal diagnosis of congenital nephrotic syndrome of the finnish type. Prenatal Diagnosis. 15(5). 482–485. 2 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Debra, et al.. (1990). L'ergothérapie en milieu scolaire. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 57(4). 7–10. 1 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Debra, et al.. (1990). Occupational Therapy in Schools. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 57(4). 3–6. 3 indexed citations

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