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The Role of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (Nursing Assistive Personnel) in the Care of Women and NewbornsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: AWHONN POSITION STATEMENTS Source Type: journals

Insurance Coverage for ContraceptivesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Health Care Decision Making for Reproductive CareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: AWHONN POSITION STATEMENTS Source Type: journals

Ethical Decision Making in the Clinical Setting: Nurses' Rights and ResponsibilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: AWHONN POSITION STATEMENTS Source Type: journals

Amniotomy and Placement of Internal Fetal Spiral Electrode through Intact MembranesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Introductory NoteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: AWHONN POSITION STATEMENT Source Type: journals

A Collaborative Framework for Managing Pregnancy Loss in the Emergency DepartmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this article is to examine how nurses can improve comprehensive care for women who suffer an early pregnancy loss in the emergency department and highlight the integral role of obstetric and emergency department nurses within a new holistic framework of collaborative care. These nurses are integral in the proposed collaborative "fetal loss framework," which provides an innovative approach for holistic care for this population. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Vicki Bacidore, Nicole Warren, Christine Chaput, Vicki A. Keough Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Suspected Appendicitis in the Pregnant PatientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric cause of abdominal pain in pregnancy. Pregnant patients may present with an atypical examination, thereby challenging clinicians. National specialty organizations recommend that nonionizing imaging options be pursued to aid in early diagnosis. Multiple studies suggest that magnetic resonance imaging technology is a safe and accurate alternative to ionizing imaging such as X-ray or computerized tomography imaging. A standard protocol that incorporates magnetic resonance imaging technology in the evaluation of the pregnant patient is proposed. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gyneco...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: John A. Sinclair, Penny Marzalik Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Including a Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention Program in the Care of the Obstetric PatientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcohol is the drug most commonly abused by pregnant women and the leading cause of preventable birth defects across the United States. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment is a program developed by the Emergency Nurses Association that has demonstrated success in treating patients who have alcohol use disorders. This interventional program can be useful to perinatal nurses caring for pregnant women with alcohol use disorders in a variety of settings. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Vicki A. Keough, Judith A. Jennrich Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Trauma Care and Managing the Injured Pregnant PatientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Trauma is the leading cause of maternal death in the United States. Nurses must optimize the well-being of 2 patients in the pregnant trauma patient. Rapid assessment, initiating immediate interventions for life-threatening injuries, and transport to a trauma center are critical to optimize maternal and fetal outcome. Understanding these factors can facilitate an effective resuscitation and optimize the outcome for both mother and baby. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Daria C. Ruffolo Tags: CNE Source Type: journals

Emergency Care of the Pregnant PatientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Vicki A. Keough Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Annotated Bibliography of NINR Findings on Women's Health Across the Lifespan: 2009 UpdateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Raymond J. Bingham Tags: SPECIAL REPORT Source Type: journals

A Clinical Review of the Intrauterine Device as an Effective Method of ContraceptionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health care providers who counsel patients on contraception require current knowledge of contraceptive technology. Current evidence and recommendations support the use of the intrauterine device in a broad range of women with few contraindications. In this clinical review, evidence is presented supporting the safety and acceptability of the intrauterine device in young, nulliparous women and highlighting factors associated with lack of intrauterine device use in the United States. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kimberley V. Forthofer Tags: PRINCIPLES & amp; PRACTICE Source Type: journals

Young Women's Beliefs About the Terms Sexually Transmitted Disease and Sexually Transmitted InfectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To determine whether young women differentiate between the terms sexually transmitted disease and sexually transmitted infection and if they do whether their reasons are consistent with those of health care providers. Secondary analysis of cross-sectional, survey data. Four women's health clinics and one university classroom. Three hundred and two women aged 18 to 24. The women completed a survey that measured beliefs about seven sexually transmitted diseases, a demographic and sexually transmitted disease health information questionnaire, and a single item assessing whether the terms sexually transmitted disease and sexua...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Heather R. Royer, Catherine Cerf Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Impaired Sleep and Well-Being in Mothers With Low-Birth-Weight InfantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To explore relationships between impaired sleep and well-being in mothers with low-birth-weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Cross-sectional descriptive exploratory design. Neonatal intensive care unit in metropolitan Atlanta, GA. Twenty second-week postpartum, first-time mothers who had a low-birth-weight infant hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit. Self-report data were collected for sleep, fatigue, depression, and well-being. Total sleep time, wake after sleep onset, circadian activity rhythms, and light exposure were measured using a wrist actigraph. Mothers reported clinically significant s...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Shih-Yu Lee, Laura P. Kimble Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Barriers to the Use of Hydrotherapy in LaborEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To determine nurses' perceived barriers to the use of hydrotherapy in labor. While effective in relieving pain, reducing anxiety, encouraging relaxation, and promoting a sense of control, hydrotherapy is rarely used during labor. Comparative descriptive survey design. A national convention and perinatal listserves. Intrapartum nurses (N=401) attending a national convention (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, 2007; n=225) and members of perinatal listserves (n=176) were recruited. A questionnaire was designed for this study (Nurses' Perception of the Use of Hydrotherapy in Labor). The questionnai...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary Ann Stark, Michael G. Miller Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

The Influence of Prior Perinatal Loss on Parents' Psychological Distress After the Birth of a Subsequent Healthy InfantEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To evaluate the long-term influence of a previous perinatal loss on parents' psychological distress during a subsequent childbearing experience. A cohort design was used to examine 36 couples with a history of prior perinatal loss. Data were collected during the third trimester of pregnancy, 3 months postpartum, and again 8 months after birth. Outcome measures included posttraumatic stress (The Impact of Event Scale), depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale), anxiety (Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), and parental concerns and attitudes (Maternal/Paternal Attitudes Questionnaire). L...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Deborah S. Armstrong, Marianne H. Hutti, John Myers Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Breastfeeding Intervention Delivery MethodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To analyze breastfeeding intervention delivery methods to determine the likelihood of successful breastfeeding outcomes of e-based interventions compared to provider-based interventions. Eligible studies were identified by searching MEDLINE, CINAHL, Academic Search Elite, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, SOC INDEX, and PsycINFO. Studies were included if they were conducted in a developed country, published between the years 2004 and 2008, included a concurrent control group, and reported frequency data on breastfeeding initiation or duration. The suitability of design and quality of execution were evaluated using t...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Barbara Pate Tags: IN REVIEW Source Type: journals

JOGNN's 2009 Reviewer of the YearEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Nancy K. Lowe Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Service Learning Education and Practice Partnerships in Maternal-Infant HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article examines the concept of service learning in nursing practice and education. The benefits of education and practice partnerships for the community partners and organizations, students, nursing staff, the health care system, and academic institutions are described. Examples of innovative service learning projects with undergraduate nursing students that impact maternal-infant health are presented. A successful interdisciplinary campus and community partnership service learning project with students in a community nutrition course is highlighted. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Roberta Hoebeke, Julie McCullough, Lesa Cagle, Julie St. Clair Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

A Guide for Preceptors of Advance Practice Nursing Students Caring for Women and InfantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Women's health care in the United States has been described as unsatisfactory and falling behind the Healthy People 2010 objectives. Inadequate health care due to a shortage of providers is especially problematic for women who are poor with lower socioeconomic status. Advanced practice nurses are well suited to address this need. In this article, preceptor and academic partnerships are discussed as strategies to make more qualified women's health and infant providers available. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Deborah Stiffler, Amy J. Arthur, Evelyn Stephenson, Cynthia Ray, Deborah L. Cullen Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Constructing Maternal-Child Learning Experiences Using Clinical SimulationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the use of simulations by educators and managers as teaching or professional development strategies. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Pamela R. Jeffries, Deborah Bambini, Desiree Hensel, Megan Moorman, Joy Washburn Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Understanding the Impact of Health Literacy on Women's HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Low health literacy negatively affects a woman's health knowledge, preventive behavior, ability to navigate the health care system, and ability to care for her children. Interventions to increase a woman's heath literacy include written education materials with proper reading level and design, clear communication, and education to increase health knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-advocacy skills. Health literacy should also be incorporated in nursing education programs. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Carol Shieh, Judith A. Halstead Tags: CNE Source Type: journals

Influencing the Quality of Women and Infant Health Care Through Education-Practice PartnershipsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Judith A. Halstead Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Current Resources for Evidence-Based Practice, September/October, 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: R. Rima Jolivet Tags: SPECIAL REPORT Source Type: journals

Factors Associated With Breastfeeding Up To 6 Months Postpartum in Mothers With DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To identify breastfeeding behavior in a group of women with diabetes and to determine factors that may influence breastfeeding rates in this population. A 2-year retrospective study. Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK. Ninety-four women with diabetes. Data were collected using questionnaire and maternal clinical records. Women with gestational diabetes mellitus intended to and breastfed more than women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes at 2 weeks postpartum (p (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Hora Soltani, Madelynne Arden Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Douching Patterns in Women Related to Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic CharacteristicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To examine whether socioeconomic and racial/ethnic characteristics contribute independently and in combination to influence douching behavior. A cross-sectional design. United States. Women between 14 and 49 years of age who were both interviewed and examined as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data collection process. Douching rates in women categorized on socioeconomic and racial and ethnic characteristics. Based on data from 3,522 women, 21% reported recent douching. Separated by race, Black women douche at much higher percentage (47%) than non-Hispanic White (17%), Mexico-born Mexican Americ...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Arbour, Elizabeth J. Corwin, Pamela Salsberry Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Childbirth Fear, Anxiety, Fatigue, and Sleep Deprivation in Pregnant WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To explore women's levels of childbirth fear, sleep deprivation, anxiety, and fatigue and their relationships during the third trimester of pregnancy. A cross-sectional descriptive survey of a community sample. Six hundred and fifty English-speaking nulliparous and multiparous women, 17 to 46 years of age and between 35 and 39 weeks gestation, with uncomplicated pregnancies. Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire, Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory, Mindell's Sleep Questionnaire, and the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue Questionnaire. Twenty-five percent of women reported high levels of childbirth fear a...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Wendy A. Hall, Yvonne L. Hauck, Elaine M. Carty, Eileen K. Hutton, Jennifer Fenwick, Kathrin Stoll Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Physical Activity Prior to and During Pregnancy and Risk of Postpartum Depressive SymptomsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To examine the relationship between physical activity before and during the last trimester of pregnancy and postpartum depressive symptoms. Secondary analysis of data from the 2004 and 2005 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Mailed questionnaire or telephone interview of new mothers in North Carolina. Female residents of North Carolina, ages 18 to 45 (n=2,169), who had given birth to a live infant in the past 2 to 6 months. Information on physical activity and depressive symptoms was self-reported. Logistic regression was used to examine the physical activity-depressive symptom associations while controlling for ...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jennifer L. Ersek, Larissa R. Brunner Huber Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Cultural Competence and Ethnic Attitudes of Midwives Concerning Jewish CouplesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To examine nurse-midwives' general cultural competence and ethnic attitudes toward Jewish couples of varying degrees of religious identification during the birth process and the relationship between background data, ethnic attitudes, and cultural competence. Descriptive, correlational study. Academic tertiary care health facility. Thirty staff nurse-midwives employed at a university hospital in Israel. Participants completed Campinha-Bacote's Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence among Healthcare Professionals-Revised, Ethnic Attitude Scale-Adapted, and a midwifery demographic survey. General cultural ...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Anita Noble, Kay Engelhardt, Mona Newsome-Wicks, Anna C. Woloski-Wruble Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Factors Associated With Prenatal Care Use Among Peripartum Women in the Mother-Infant Rapid Intervention at Delivery StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To evaluate factors associated with receiving prenatal care among women who present in labor without human immunodeficiency virus documentation using the results of a previous study, Mother-Infant Rapid Intervention at Delivery. Prospective, multicenter study. Eighteen hospitals in the United States. The present analysis is based on 667 peripartum women who completed a face-to-face interview after delivery. For purposes of this analysis, human immunodeficiency virus-infected and human immunodeficiency virus-uninfected women were considered together as the "study group." The original study, Mother-Infant Rapid Intervention ...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: JoNell Efantis Potter, Margaret Pereyra, Margaret Lampe, Yvette Rivero, Susan P. Danner, Mardge H. Cohen, Angela Bradley-Byers, Mayris P. Webber, Steven R. Nesheim, Mary Jo O'Sullivan, Denise J. Jamieson Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Maternal Perceptions of Infant Exercise in the Neonatal Intensive Care UnitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To identify important factors that influence mothers' perceptions of engaging in exercise with their preterm infants. Qualitative, semistructured individual interviews. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Thirteen mothers of preterm infants who were in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Two researchers conducted interviews with mothers in English or Spanish. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Mothers tended to view infant exercise as beneficial but feared for the safety of their infants. They perceived nurses as experts who could safely exercise their infants but feared that they themselves might harm their infa...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Dana Gravem, Kimberley D. Lakes, Lorena Teran, Julia Rich, Dan Cooper, Ellen Olshansky Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

A Review of the Health Beliefs and Lifestyle Behaviors of Women with Previous Gestational DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To critically review and synthesize original research designed to examine the health beliefs, including risk perceptions and health behaviors related to diet and physical activity of women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus. PubMed and CINAHL databases were searched for studies published in the last decade (1998-2008) that examined variables related to the health beliefs and behaviors of women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus. Keyword searches included health beliefs, health behaviors, perceived risk, gestational diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diet, physical activity, and postpartum. Eight articles, represe...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Emily J. Jones, Cathy C. Roche, Susan J. Appel Tags: IN REVIEW Source Type: journals

You Are What You ReadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Gayle Roux Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Effect of Maternal Behavior on Regulation During Feeding in Healthy Infants and Infants With TranspositionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To compare physiological regulation and the effect of maternal sensitive caregiving during feeding on physiological regulation in healthy infants and in infants with transposition of the great arteries. Descriptive, 2 groups, repeated measures. Three children's hospitals in the Midwest. A convenience sample of 15 infants with transposition of the great arteries matched with 16 healthy infants. Measures of physiological regulation before, during, and after feeding and quality of maternal affect and behavior during feeding were collected postoperatively at 2 weeks and 2 months of age. At 2 weeks, infants with transposition o...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Tondi M. Harrison Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

The Mother-Infant Feeding ToolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To describe the development and evaluation of an observation system to assess the process of mother-infant feeding interaction relevant to infant neuro-behavioral regulation: the Mother-Infant Feeding Tool. Secondary analysis. Special care nursery just before discharge and in the home at 1 and 4 months postterm age. Forty-three mother-infant dyads. Videotaped feeding interactions were examined to assess regulatory processes of mother-infant interaction. Data were collected at three times over the infant's first 4 postterm months: before the infant's discharge from the special care nursery and at 1 and 4 months postterm age...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa F. Brown, Suzanne Thoyre, Karen Pridham, Christine Schubert Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

An Ecological Model for Premature Infant FeedingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Premature infants are at increased risk for poor health, feeding difficulties, and impaired mother-infant interaction, leading to developmental delay. Social-environmental risks, such as poverty or minority status, compound these biological risks, placing premature infants in double jeopardy. Guided by an ecological model, the Hospital-Home Transition: Optimizing Prematures' Environment intervention combines the auditory, tactile, visual, and vestibular intervention with participatory guidance provided by a nurse and community advocate to address the impact of multiple risk factors on premature infants' development. (Sourc...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Rosemary White-Traut, Kathleen Norr Tags: CNE Source Type: journals

Mother-Infant SynchronyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Synchrony is an essential component of the interaction between a mother and her infant and is characterized by adaptive and reciprocal behaviors that promote a mutually rewarding interaction. It is an antecedent for the emergence of self-regulatory function in infants and influences current and future interactions. Understanding the dynamics of the mother-infant dyad and identifying synchronous patterns are important for promoting a healthy relationship. Approaches to measurement and challenges to model development are described. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Barbara A. Reyna, Rita H. Pickler Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Understanding, Promoting, and Measuring the Effects of Mother-Infant Attachment During Infant FeedingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Rita H. Pickler Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals

Current Resources for Evidence-Based Practice, July/August 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: R. Rima Jolivet Tags: SPECIAL REPORT Source Type: journals

Coping in Healthy Primigravidae Pregnant WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To describe coping in healthy pregnant women and examine sociodemographic factors associated with coping styles. A cross-sectional descriptive survey. Childbirth classes at 2 Midwestern urban hospitals. Healthy primigravidae (N=159), ages 18 to 34, in their third trimester. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey of healthy pregnant women using 2 reliable coping tools to measure pregnancy coping and general coping styles and determine their associations with sociodemographic factors. Prayer and task coping were the most frequently used coping styles; avoidance and emotion coping were used least frequently. Younger age was as...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kathy E. Borcherding Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Provider Readiness for Neonatal Resuscitation in Rural HospitalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To describe nurse and physician readiness for neonatal resuscitation in rural hospitals. Descriptive, correlational, and comparative. Twenty-six rural hospitals in two Midwestern states. Rural providers of care to newborns (165 nurses and 59 physicians). Neonatal Resuscitation Index (knowledge about neonatal resuscitation) and Neonatal Resuscitation Experience Index (comfort and recent skill performance). The average Neonatal Resuscitation Index (knowledge) score of 69% was low. Many skills needed for full resuscitation had not been performed by rural providers during the previous year. Nurses reported lower levels of comf...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Angela M. Jukkala, Susan J. Henly Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

A Pilot Study of a Nursing Intervention Protocol to Minimize Maternal-Infant Separation After Cesarean BirthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To pilot test a standardized intraoperative and postoperative nursing intervention protocol to minimize maternal-infant separation after Cesarean. Randomized-controlled trial. A 250-bed acute care community hospital labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum unit with approximately 150 repeat Cesarean deliveries per year. Fifty women having a live, term, singleton, repeat Cesarean delivery and their newborns. A standardized nursing intervention protocol was designed and administered to minimize the amount of maternal-infant spatial, tactile, olfactory, auditory, and visual separation post-Cesarean. Maternal outcomes included mater...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Anne Nolan, Carol Lawrence Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Risk Factors for Excessive or Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain Among Hispanic Women in a U.S.-Mexico Border StateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To identify risk factors for excessive or inadequate gestational weight gain and associated morbidities among Hispanic women in a U.S.-Mexico border state. Case-control design. New Mexico. Hispanic women responding to the New Mexico Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 2000 to 2003; 1,597 women in final excessive versus adequate gestational weight gain analyses and 1,351 in final inadequate versus adequate gestational weight gain analyses Information from birth certificates and Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System questionnaires were use in logistic regression analyses to identify risk factors and associated ...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Lorraine O. Walker, Mary M. Hoke, Adama Brown Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Predictors and Outcomes of Postpartum Mothers' Perceptions of Readiness for Discharge after BirthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To identify predictors and outcomes of postpartum mothers' perceptions of their readiness for hospital discharge. A correlational design with path analyses was used to explore predictive relationships among transition theory-related variables. Midwestern tertiary perinatal center. One hundred and forty-one mixed-parity postpartum mothers who had experienced vaginal birth or Cesarean delivery of normal healthy infants. Before hospital discharge, patients completed questionnaires about sociodemographic characteristics, hospitalization factors, quality of discharge teaching, and readiness for discharge. Three weeks postdischa...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Marianne E. Weiss, Lisa Lokken Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Female College Students' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Use of Emergency ContraceptionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To examine female college students' knowledge, perceptions, and use of emergency contraception since its availability over-the-counter. Exploratory, descriptive survey design. A convenience sample of female college students between the ages of 18 and 24 in a private suburban university in the Mid-Atlantic region. Six hundred and nine students responded to the survey (22% response rate). Findings revealed that 15% of respondents indicated having been pregnant previously; 87% of those pregnancies were unplanned. Ninety-eight percent had heard of emergency contraception; however, nearly 40% were unsure if emergency contracept...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary T. Hickey Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: journals

Hands-and-Knees Positioning During Labor With Epidural AnalgesiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents a case study series of 13 women who used hands-and-knees position in the first stage of labor. (Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing)
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Robyn Stremler, Stephen Halpern, Julie Weston, Jennifer Yee, Ellen Hodnett Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: journals

Are Maternal Cortisol Levels Related to Preterm Birth?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To examine the evidence related to the relationship between maternal cortisol levels and preterm birth. A search of Medline, PubMed, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature was conducted using the keywords preterm birth, preterm delivery, premature birth, and cortisol. Fifteen studies published in English were selected based on the inclusion criteria. There were no limitations on the dates of publication. The data extracted were related to the gestational age at collection of biological samples, time of day at collection, and differences in cortisol levels between preterm and full-term groups. The majo...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Carmen Giurgescu Tags: IN REVIEW Source Type: journals

Systematic Literature ReviewsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - June 30, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Nancy K. Lowe Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Relationship Between Sleep and Physical Activity in Female Family Caregivers at the Initiation of Patients' Radiation TherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To evaluate for differences in subjective and objective measures of sleep between physically active and inactive female family caregivers of oncology patients at the initiation of their spouses' radiation therapy and evaluate for differences in demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics between women in the 2 activity groups. Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Two radiation treatment centers. Female family caregivers of patients who began radiation therapy for prostate, lung, or brain cancer. Women were categorized as inactive (n=38) or active (n=30) based on self-report ratings of activity over a period of 2 days...
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - May 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen Willette-Murphy, Kathryn A. Lee, Marylin Dodd, Claudia West, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Steven Paul, Patrick Swift, William Wara, Christine Miaskowski Tags: IN FOCUS Source Type: journals