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Improving Access to Hormonal Contraception Methods
No abstract available (Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing)
Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - February 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: ONGOING COLUMNS: Hot Topics in Maternity Nursing Source Type: research

Maternity Nurses' Knowledge about Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse and Safe Newborn Positioning
Purpose: Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC) of healthy newborns in the first 2 days of life is increasing. These types of adverse events are known to be associated with unsafe positioning during skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding. The purpose of the study was to determine maternity nurses' knowledge about SUPC and safe newborn positioning. Design: Nurses who participate in a hosted listserv were solicited to complete a questionnaire. Methods: An email with an embedded link to a 20-item questionnaire, the SUPC and Safe Positioning Knowledge Assessment Tool, and 16 demographic questions was sent to 605 m...
Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - February 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: CE Connection Source Type: research

Delaying the First Newborn Bath and Exclusive Breastfeeding
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if changing the timing of the initial newborn bath would have an impact on exclusive breastfeeding during hospitalization. The first newborn bath had been routinely done within 2 hours of age; practice was changed to the first bath being delayed until at least 12 hours of age. A secondary purpose was to examine the nurses' perceived benefits and challenges to such a change. Study Design and Methods: Through a retrospective design, exclusive breastfeeding rates among mother–infant couplets prepractice change (cohort A) were compared with two postchange cohorts (B an...
Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - February 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research

Preventing Hypothermia during Cesarean Birth: An Integrative Review
Purpose: The purpose of this integrative review was to assess common warming measures used for prevention of hypothermia during the perioperative period for women having cesarean birth and to determine their efficacy. Methods: A literature search was conducted via electronic databases EBSCO, PUBMED, Academic Search Premier, Google Scholar, and CINAHL using keyword search terms hypothermia, cesarean, and warming. Inclusion criteria were articles written in English and published between 2006 and 2018. Results: Seventeen articles were included in the review, covering three common warming measures; intravenous (IV) flu...
Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - February 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research

Complications of Cesarean Birth: Clinical Recommendations for Prevention and Management
The increase in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States correlates with a significant rise in U.S. cesarean birth rates from 5.5% in 1970 to a rate of 31.9% of all births in 2018, far beyond the World Health Organization goal of 10% to 15%. Three key contributors to maternal morbidity and mortality related to cesarean birth include complications of hemorrhage, surgical site infection, and venous thromboembolism. All women should be screened for risk factors associated with these major complications during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period to assure the availability of immediate resourc...
Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - February 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: CE Connection Source Type: research

Clinical Implications of Fetal Heart Rate Interpretation Based on Underlying Physiology
Understanding the physiology of fetal oxygenation and various influences on fetal heart rate control supports nurses, midwives, and physicians in interpreting and managing electronic fetal heart rate tracings during labor and birth. Maternal oxygenation, placental circulation and exchange, umbilical blood flow and fetal circulation affect fetal oxygenation, which is reflected in observed fetal heart rate patterns. Fetal heart control is further influenced by the central and autonomic nervous systems, baroreceptors, chemoreceptors, humoral factors, sleep–wake patterns, breathing movements, medications, painful stimuli, so...
Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - February 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: CE Connection Source Type: research

Threats to Patient Safety in the Inpatient Maternity Setting
As part of our special topics issue on inpatient maternity care, experts were asked to offer their thoughts about the main issues putting mothers and babies at risk in the maternity inpatient setting and what quality and safety practices may be beneficial in keeping them safe from harm. Each of the experts has a unique perspective. Loraine O'Neill was one of the original perinatal patient safety nurses who were established as part of an effort by a professional liability company to promote patient safety in birthing hospitals that they covered in several states (Will, Hennicke, Jacobs, O'Neill, & Raab, 2006). She now is th...
Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - February 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: Commentary Source Type: research

Promoting Excellence in Inpatient Maternity Nursing
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Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - February 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: ONGOING COLUMNS: Editorial Source Type: research

Immigrant Women's Experiences as Mothers in the United States: A Scoping Review
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Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - December 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: CE Connection Source Type: research

New Standards for Maternal Safety in Birthing Hospitals
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Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - December 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: ONGOING COLUMNS: Perinatal Patient Safety Column Source Type: research

Toward Evidence-Based Practice
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Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - December 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: ONGOING COLUMNS: Toward Evidence-Based Practice: PDF Only Source Type: research

Resilience: Inspiring Women Overcoming Daunting Obstacles
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Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - December 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: ONGOING COLUMNS: Global Health and Nursing Source Type: research

Using Gender-Neutral Terms in Lactation
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Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - December 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: ONGOING COLUMNS: Breastfeeding Source Type: research

World Health Organization Alert on High Level of Sugar in Baby Food
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Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - December 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: ONGOING COLUMNS: Hot Topics in Pediatric Nursing Source Type: research

The Zika Virus and Childbearing Women
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Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - December 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: ONGOING COLUMNS: Hot Topics in Maternity Nursing Source Type: research