OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Pediatric Pain Remains Undertreated	29
Anemia in pregnancy	21
Postpartum Depression Screening for Mothers of Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	16
Reviewers of the Year	15
Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Care of Women and Newborns	15
Galactagogues and Lactation	13
2020 mPINC Scores	13
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	12
Prevalence of Prediabetes is Increasing Among U.S. Youth	12
Perspectives of Women Giving Birth during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Nurses	12
Emollients to Prevent Eczema in High-Risk Infants	11
Reduction of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Low-Income Countries	10
Benefits of Mother–Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact	10
Postpartum Mental Health and Perceptions of Discrimination Among Asian Fathers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	9
Establishing a Breastfeeding Consortium for Clinicians in Pediatric Outpatient Care	9
Postpartum Urinary Retention	8
Postpartum Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Using a Mobile App in Women with a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy	7
Maternal Distress in Disclosing a Nonlethal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis to Family and Friends	7
Knowledge of Maternal Mortality Risk Among Women with Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy and Postpartum	7
Prevalence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Race and Ethnicity in Illinois, 2018 to 2020	6
OB Simulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	6
Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health in Children and Adolescents	5
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	5
Safe Maternity Units and Perinatal High Reliability	5

A New Standard for Care during Postpartum	5
Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Mental Health	5
Breastfeeding Symptoms with Tongue- and Lip-Tie	5
Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth	4
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach to Caring for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome is Growing in Popularity	4
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Amniotic Fluid Embolism	4
Receiving a Prenatal or Postnatal Diagnosis of (Dis)ability	4
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	4
Consensus Bundle on Sepsis in Obstetrics	4
Pregnant and Parenting Women's Experiences with Substance Use Disorder	4
Update on Perinatal Mental Health Conditions	4
Tandem Breastfeeding	4
Current State of Dor Yeshorim, Expanded Carrier, and Newborn Screening	3
American Academy of Pediatrics' Updated Clinical Guidelines for Managing Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia	3
Challenges with Breastfeeding	3
The Tragedy of Stillbirth Globally	3
What a Catch	3
Factors Associated with Perceived Insufficient Milk in the First Three Months of Breastfeeding	3
Trends in Labor Induction and Augmentation for Women in the United States Having their First Live Birth, 2016 to 2022	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Disrespectful Maternity Care is Unsafe Care	3
Improving Cardiovascular Follow Up after Diagnosis of a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy using the Electronic Health Record	3
Global Vaccine Update	3
Human Milk to Protect from Respiratory Infections	3
Latinx Family Perspectives on Social Needs Screening and Referral during Well-Child Visits	3
Labor Support during the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States	3
Increasing Access to Doulas to Improve Breastfeeding	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in the United States	3
Women Who Give Birth Preterm Do Not Meet Dietary Guidelines During Pregnancy	3
Health Care Experiences During Pregnancy and Parenting with an Opioid Use Disorder	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Fostering Informed Consent and Shared Decision-Making in Maternity Nursing with the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence	2
Reviewer List 2023	2
Update on Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	2
Questioning the 30-minute Rule for Expedited Birth	2
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management for Women in Labor	2
Maternal Nutrition and Human Milk Nutrients	2
Initiatives from the Biden-Harris Administration to Address the Maternal Health Crisis and Promote Better Maternity Outcomes for Mothers and Babies in the United States	2
Perceptions of Rural Access to Prenatal Care in the United States by Patients, Nurses, Midwives, and Physicians	2
What is the Status of Respectful Maternity Care for Childbearing Women Globally?	2
Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Required for Nursing Homes in the United States	2
Fathers Matter	2
Progress and Challenges in Global Breastfeeding Rates	2
Holistic Nursing Care for Perinatal Loss Based on Swanson's Theory of Caring	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Nurses' Experiences with Implementation of a Postcesarean Birth Opioid-Sparing Protocol	2
Implementation of Listening Visits with Parents of Preterm Infants in an Italian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2
Nulliparous Women's Expectations and Experiences of Early Labor	2

Dental Screening and Referral during Prenatal Care	2
Increases in Tongue Tie Diagnoses for Breastfeeding Difficulties	2
Lived Experience of Postpartum Women in Recovery for Opioid Use Disorder on Medication-Assisted Therapy	2
Supplemental Oxygen and Hyperoxia in Critically Ill Children	1
Telehealth to Improve Perinatal Care Access	1
Nursing Interventions for Children with Atopic Dermatitis and Their Families	1
U.S. Surgeon General Recommends Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms	1
Maternal Sepsis	1
Breastfeeding Experiences of Autistic Women	1
Perceptions and Use of Safe Sleep Baby Boxes at Hospital Discharge by New Mothers	1
Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth	1
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in the United States	1
Influence of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Birth Outcomes in American Indian and non-Hispanic White Women	1
Probiotics for the Management of Infantile Colic	1
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults	1
Advocate for the COVID-19 Vaccine for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women	1
Social Interactions and Institutional Structures that Influence 24-Hour Rooming-in for New Mothers and Newborns in the Hospital Setting	1
Strategies to Address COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy Myths	1
Perinatal Care of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors	1
Protecting Children's Health	1
The PUMP Act Passes!	1
The Lived Experience of Pain and Depression Symptoms during Pregnancy	1
African Immigrant Women's Experiences of Maternity Care in the United States	1
Global Early Childhood Death Rate Declines	1
Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Nursing Workforce	1
Lactation Support Services in Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Canada	1
Reimagining and Contextualizing Fetal Weight Estimation	1
The Lived Experience of Pain and Depression Symptoms during Pregnancy	1
Galactagogues and Lactation	1
Supporting Guatemalan Comadronas	1
Standardizing Care of the Late Preterm Infant	1
Perinatal Experiences of Asian American Women During COVID-19	1
New Report on Understanding the Well-Being of LGBTQI+ Populations	1
Climate and Environmental Change	1
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Spouses' Experiences of Persistent Uncertainty	1
Concept Analysis of Woman-Centered Care	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Recent Increase in Measles Cases Threatens Elimination Status in United States	1
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	1
A Multimodal Protocol to Limit Opioid Exposure and Effectively Manage Postoperative Cesarean Birth Pain	1
Protecting Children's Health	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Data-Driven Nurse Staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	1
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve Maternal Health in America	1
Influence of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Birth Outcomes in American Indian and non-Hispanic White Women	1
Expectations of Motherhood and Quality of Life	1