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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	36
Prevalence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Race and Ethnicity in Illinois, 2018 to 2020	19
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach to Caring for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome is Growing in Popularity	18
Update on Perinatal Mental Health Conditions	18
Galactagogues and Lactation	17
Reviewers of the Year	16
Postpartum Urinary Retention	15
Disrespectful Maternity Care is Unsafe Care	15
Maternal Nutrition and Human Milk Nutrients	14
Increases in Tongue Tie Diagnoses for Breastfeeding Difficulties	13
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	12
Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery	12
Education and Evaluation of Electronic Fetal Monitor Interpretation: A Scoping Review	11
Trends in Labor Induction and Augmentation for Women in the United States Having their First Live Birth, 2016 to 2022	10
Amniotic Fluid Embolism	9
Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth	8
Influence of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Birth Outcomes in American Indian and non-Hispanic White Women	8
Application of Predictive Analytics in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Nursing Care	8
Huddles in Hospital Maternity Settings	8
Elevated Blood Pressure in Women of Childbearing Age in the United States	7
Implementing a Nurse Navigator for Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder	7
Author and Coauthor Responsibilities	7
U.S. Surgeon General Recommends Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms	7
Less Invasive Surfactant Administration	7
Questioning the 30-minute Rule for Expedited Birth	7

Challenges in Accessing Mental Health Care during Pregnancy and Postpartum in Rural Montana	6
Nursing Strategies to Help Children Cope with Eco-Anxiety	6
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	6
Effective Communication During and After an Amniotic Fluid Embolism	6
Heat Metrics and Maternal–Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	5
Perinatal Bereavement in Racially, Culturally, and Gender Diverse Families	5
Managing Pain During Breastfeeding Initiation	5
Acuity-Based Staffing in Labor and Delivery Using Electronic Health Record Data	5
Rates of Induction of Labor in the United States over the Last Decade, 2013 to 2022	5
Syphilis During Pregnancy	5
Trends in Characteristics of Births in the United States 2020 to 2023	5
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	5
The Lived Experience of Postpartum Intergenerational Conflict of Vietnamese American Women with their Vietnamese Immigrant Parents	4
Obesity in Pregnancy and Childbirth	4
The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs	4
Comparing Experiences of Women Who Were Direct Breastfeeding and Women Who Used Expressed Breast Milk to Feed Their Infants	4
Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux Scale Reference Values	4
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 Childhood Immunization Schedules and Guidance	4
“It Took Away the Joy:” First American Mothers' Experiences with Postpartum Depression	4
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	4
Strategies to Successfully Implement an Eat, Sleep, Console Protocol	4
Bias of Some Perinatal Nurses Exposed on Social Media	4
Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Use During Pregnancy	4
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health in the United States	4
Intermittent Auscultation of the Fetal Heart Rate in Low-Risk Labor	4
Collaborative Approaches in the Emergency Department for Maternity Patients	4
Weathering	3
Effects of Acupressure on Lactation	3
Maternal Distress in Disclosing a Nonlethal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis to Family and Friends	3
Postpartum Mental Health and Perceptions of Discrimination Among Asian Fathers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	3
Implications of Ongoing Policy Changes at the Federal and State Levels in the United States on the Wellbeing of Women and Children	3
Protecting Children's Health	3
Human Milk to Protect from Respiratory Infections	3
March of Dimes Report on Access to Maternity Care in the United States	3
Impact of Labor and Birth Interventions on Breastfeeding Outcomes	3
Guidance for Breastfeeding and HIV	3
Health Care Experiences During Pregnancy and Parenting with an Opioid Use Disorder	3
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Spouses' Experiences of Persistent Uncertainty	3
Reimagining and Contextualizing Fetal Weight Estimation	3
MCN's 50th Anniversary	3
The Role of the Pediatric Nurse in Intimate Partner Violence	3
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	3
Benefits of Mother–Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Psychosocial Interventions for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders	3
Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Required for Nursing Homes in the United States	3
Standardizing Care of the Late Preterm Infant	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Pre-Pandemic Versus Early COVID-19 Perinatal Outcomes at a Military Hospital	2

Anemia in Pregnancy	2
African Immigrant Women's Experiences of Maternity Care in the United States	2
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in the United States	2
Reusable Menstrual Products in Guatemala	2
Update on Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	2
Marijuana and Breastfeeding	2
Pediatric Providers Are Not Following Guidance on Peanut Allergy in Infants	2
Culturally Competent Care for Native American and Alaska Native Childbearing Families	2
Elective Induction of Labor	2
mHealth for Women with Pregnancies with Fetal Anomalies	2
Trauma-Responsive Perinatal Leadership	2
Empowering Women	2
Concept Analysis of Woman-Centered Care	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Infant Colic	2
Telehealth to Improve Perinatal Care Access	2
Supporting Refugee Women and Children During Armed Conflict	2
Maternity Care Access in Rural United States is in Crisis	2
Nurses Partnering with Medical Assistants to Enhance Breastfeeding Care in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
First-Time Mothers' Invisible Presence Using Social Networking Sites	2
Data-Driven Nurse Staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2
New Data on Pregnancy-Related Deaths	2
Social Interactions and Institutional Structures that Influence 24-Hour Rooming-in for New Mothers and Newborns in the Hospital Setting	2
Group Prenatal Care and Maternal Outcomes	2
Obstetric Racism, Education, and Racial Concordance	2