OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing is 2. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Pregnant Women's Reports of the Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, and Infant Feeding Plans	41
Birth and Breastfeeding in the Hospital Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic	26
Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Mental Health	25
Missed Nursing Care in Pediatric and Neonatal Care Settings	22
Probiotics for the Management of Infantile Colic	17
Preterm Labor and Birth	17
Missed Nursing Care During Labor and Birth and Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding During Hospitalization for Childbirth	16
Narrative Analysis of Childbearing Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic	15
Perinatal Anxiety and Depression in Minority Women	13
Neonatal Nurses' Perceptions of Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	12
Prenatal Care for American Indian Women	12
Walking on Eggshells	12
Association of Clinical Nursing Work Environment with Quality and Safety in Maternity Care in the United States	11
Impact of the Quality of Postpartum Sleep and its Health Determinants on Human Milk Volume	11
Connecting with Families through Virtual Perinatal Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic	11
Trends in Labor Induction in the United States, 1989 to 2020	10
Postpartum Depression Screening for Mothers of Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	10
Kangaroo Care for Hospitalized Infants with Congenital Heart Disease	10
Factors Associated with Perceived Insufficient Milk in the First Three Months of Breastfeeding	10
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults	10
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Experiences During COVID-19	9
Nursing Support During Latent Phase Labor	9
Changing the Prenatal Care Paradigm to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes	9
Grief among Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses	9
Intraoperative Mother and Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact during Cesarean Birth	9

Nurses' Experiences of “Being Swamped” in the Clinical Setting and Association with Adherence to AWHONN Nurse Staffing Guidelines	9
Pain and Depression Symptoms During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy	9
Birth Satisfaction During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States	8
Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse Resulting in Newborn Death in the United States	8
I Wouldn't Let it Get to Me	7
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health in the United States	6
Burnout and Turnover among NICU Nurses	6
Acuity-Based Staffing in Labor and Delivery Using Electronic Health Record Data	6
Post-Traumatic Stress, Depression, and Quality of Life in Women with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy	6
Anemia in Pregnancy	6
New Mothers' Perceptions of Pressure to Breastfeed	5
Mothers Who Engage in Long-Term Informal Milk Sharing	5
Breastfeeding Experiences of Autistic Women	5
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Breastfeeding: Concerns & Positive Opportunities	5
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Infant Colic	5
Navigating a Minefield	5
Teaching Father-Infant Massage during Postpartum Hospitalization	5
Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Labor and Delivery Nurses	5
Disparities in Breastfeeding and Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk	4
Care During Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, and Human Milk Feeding for Individuals Who Identify as LGBTQ+	4
The Lived Experience of Pain and Depression Symptoms during Pregnancy	4
Challenges, Job Satisfiers, and Self-Care among Perinatal Nurses in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Nurse Staffing, Missed Care, and Risk of Patient Mortality	4
Acculturative Stress and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms among Immigrant Arab American Couples	4
Latinx Family Perspectives on Social Needs Screening and Referral during Well-Child Visits	4
Supporting Feeding of Late Preterm Infants in the Hospital	4
Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity during Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum	4
Unmet Prenatal Expectations During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Pregnant and Parenting Women's Experiences with Substance Use Disorder	4
Postpartum Depression in American Indian/Alaska Native Women	3
Mindful Moms	3
Racial Disparities in Stillbirth Risk Factors among non-Hispanic Black Women and non-Hispanic White Women in the United States	3
Safe Nurse Staffing and the 2022 AWHONN Nurse Staffing Standards	3
Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Nursing Workforce	3
Inclusive and Respectful Language in Scholarly Writing and Speaking	3
Implementing Trauma-Informed Strategies for Mothers of Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome	3
The Oral Microbiome Throughout Pregnancy	3
Breastfeeding Monitoring Improves Maternal Self-Efficacy and Satisfaction	3
Impact of Obstetric Emergency High-Fidelity Simulation on Maternity Nurses' Self-Efficacy in the Rural Hospital Setting	3
Considerations for Active Labor Management with Oxytocin	3
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management for Women in Labor	3
Effects of Acupressure on Lactation	3
Identifying Obstetric Mistreatment Experiences in U.S. Birth Narratives	3
Pregnant Women's Perception of Secondhand Smoke Exposure	3
Infant Mortality is Higher in Rural Counties	3
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	3
Strategies to Successfully Implement an Eat, Sleep, Console Protocol	2
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	2
Overturning Roe v. Wade	2
Expectations of Motherhood and Quality of Life	2

Perinatal Experiences of Asian American Women During COVID-19	2
Paths to Motherhood for Women with Cystic Fibrosis	2
The MCN Editorial Fellowship	2
Vitamin D Deficiency and Sleep Quality in Minority Pregnant Women	2
Mothers' Experiences with Antenatal Milk Expression	2
Maternal Sepsis	2
Resilience and Burnout in Pediatric Nurses in a Tertiary Children's Hospital	2
Exercise and Stress in At-Risk Women during Pregnancy and Postpartum	2
Data-Driven Nurse Staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2
Strategies to Address COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy Myths	2
Improving Breastfeeding for Homeless Families	2
Pediatric Pain Remains Undertreated	2
Breastfeeding Symptoms with Tongue- and Lip-Tie	2
Labor Dystocia	2
Improving Cardiovascular Follow-Up after Diagnosis of a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy using the Electronic Health Record	2
Measuring Nurses' Contribution to Care and Outcomes is a Patient Safety Issue	2
Comparing Experiences of Women Who Were Direct Breastfeeding and Women Who Used Expressed Breast Milk to Feed Their Infants	2
Screening for Partner Postpartum Depression	2
Impact of Social Media on Adolescents	2
Knowledge and Attitudes of Maternity Nurses and Ancillary Team Members about Substance Addiction during Pregnancy and Postpartum	2
Maternity Nurses' Responses to Maternal Early Warning Criteria	2
Climate and Environmental Change	2
Pediatric Specialty Nursing Associations and their Role in Leadership Development	2
Safe Maternity Units and Perinatal High Reliability	2
Monkeypox	2
Parental Participation in Preterm Infant Feeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2
Group Prenatal Care and Maternal Outcomes	2
Respectful Maternity Care	2