Holly Powell Kennedy

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
147 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Holly Powell Kennedy is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Holly Powell Kennedy has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 56 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 49 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Holly Powell Kennedy's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (81 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (36 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (30 papers). Holly Powell Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (81 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (36 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (30 papers). Holly Powell Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Holly Powell Kennedy's co-authors include Soo Downe, Mary J. Renfrew, Sharon Schindler Rising, Alison McFadden, Caroline Homer, Eugene Declercq, James Campbell, Jane Sandall, Carrie Klima and Niamh Kelly and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Holly Powell Kennedy

143 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care

2014 885 citations Mary J. Renfrew, Alison McFadden et al. profile →
Short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of women and children

2018 757 citations Jane Sandall, Caroline Homer et al. profile →
Improvement of maternal and newborn health through midwifery

2014 338 citations Soo Downe, Caroline Homer et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Holly Powell Kennedy United States	36	3.3k	2.9k	1.8k	1.1k	1.1k	147	5.8k
Jennifer Fenwick Australia	43	3.4k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	158	6.2k
Tina Lavender United Kingdom	43	3.1k 0.9×	3.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	781 0.7×	852 0.8×	204	6.4k
Eugene Declercq United States	44	5.1k 1.5×	5.0k 1.8×	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	184	8.7k
Marie Berg Sweden	37	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	759 0.7×	868 0.8×	169	5.6k
Rhonda Small Australia	44	2.0k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	2.3k 2.2×	142	6.2k
Patricia M. Dietz United States	51	4.1k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	2.6k 1.5×	984 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	139	9.2k
Ulla Waldenström Sweden	54	5.4k 1.6×	3.9k 1.4×	4.0k 2.2×	1.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	152	8.5k
Virginia Schmied Australia	49	2.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	3.1k 1.7×	1.7k 1.6×	2.2k 2.1×	259	8.2k
Ulf Högberg Sweden	42	1.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	210	5.4k
Sue Kildea Australia	34	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	927 0.5×	775 0.7×	803 0.8×	178	3.5k

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Ibrahim, Bridget Basile, Melissa Cheyney, Saraswathi Vedam, & Holly Powell Kennedy. (2025). Narratives of Mistreatment and Coercion in Maternity Care: An Interpretive Description Qualitative Analysis. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 132(13). 2284–2298. 1 indexed citations

Kennedy, Holly Powell, et al.. (2024). Experience of decision-making for home breech birth: An interpretive description. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100397–100397. 2 indexed citations

Dietrich, Mary S., et al.. (2023). “I had no choice”: A mixed‐methods study on access to care for vaginal breech birth. Birth. 51(2). 413–423. 4 indexed citations

Combellick, Joan, et al.. (2023). Applying Lessons Learned from the COVID‐19 Pandemic to Future Threats to the Perinatal Care System. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 68(3). 333–339. 1 indexed citations

Combellick, Joan, et al.. (2022). Birth during the Covid‐19 pandemic: What childbearing people in the United States needed to achieve a positive birth experience. Birth. 49(2). 341–351. 21 indexed citations

Wilpers, Abigail, et al.. (2020). Integrative Review of Nursing Practices in Fetal Therapy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 49(3). 254–262. 3 indexed citations

Holland, Margaret L., et al.. (2020). Does Perceived Quality of Care Moderate Postpartum Depression? A Secondary Analysis of a Two-Stage Survey. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 25(4). 613–625. 5 indexed citations

Kennedy, Holly Powell, Marie‐Clare Balaam, Hannah Dahlen, et al.. (2020). The role of midwifery and other international insights for maternity care in the United States: An analysis of four countries. Birth. 47(4). 332–345. 28 indexed citations

Kennedy, Holly Powell, et al.. (2018). United States Model Midwifery Legislation and Regulation: Development of a Consensus Document. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 63(6). 652–659. 13 indexed citations

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Ruppel, Halley, Marjorie Funk, Holly Powell Kennedy, et al.. (2018). Challenges of customizing electrocardiography alarms in intensive care units: A mixed methods study. Heart & Lung. 47(5). 502–508. 16 indexed citations

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Avery, Melissa D., Debra Bingham, Maureen P. Corry, et al.. (2018). Blueprint for Advancing High-Value Maternity Care Through Physiologic Childbearing. The Journal of Perinatal Education. 27(3). 130–134. 45 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Holly Powell, Melissa Cheyney, Hannah Dahlen, et al.. (2018). Asking different questions: A call to action for research to improve the quality of care for every woman, every child. Birth. 45(3). 222–231. 77 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Holly Powell, Katy B. Kozhimannil, & Carol Sakala. (2018). Using the Blueprint for Advancing High‐Value Maternity Care for transformative change. Birth. 45(4). 331–335. 12 indexed citations

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McNamara, Blair, et al.. (2017). “I Just Don't Know”: An Exploration of Women's Ambivalence about a New Pregnancy. Women s Health Issues. 28(1). 75–81. 22 indexed citations

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Renfrew, Mary J., Alison McFadden, Maria Helena Bastos, et al.. (2015). Midwifery and Quality Care. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 70(1). 15–17. 46 indexed citations

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Novick, Gina, Lois S. Sadler, Kathleen A. Knafl, Nora Groce, & Holly Powell Kennedy. (2012). In a hard spot: Providing group prenatal care in two urban clinics. Midwifery. 29(6). 690–697. 20 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Holly Powell, et al.. (2012). Collaboration in Maternity Care. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 39(3). 435–444. 20 indexed citations

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Novick, Gina, Lois S. Sadler, Holly Powell Kennedy, et al.. (2010). Women’s Experience of Group Prenatal Care. Qualitative Health Research. 21(1). 97–116. 78 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Holly Powell, et al.. (2010). Homestyle Midwifery: Lessons Learned on Bringing Home to the Hospital Birth Setting. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 55(3). 273–276. 1 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Holly Powell, et al.. (2006). Linking Obstetric and Midwifery Practice With Optimal Outcomes. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 35(6). 779–785. 39 indexed citations

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