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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Maternal Nutrition and Human Milk Nutrients	35
Increases in Tongue Tie Diagnoses for Breastfeeding Difficulties	19
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	19
Education and Evaluation of Electronic Fetal Monitor Interpretation: A Scoping Review	18
Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery	17
Galactagogues and Lactation	16
Reviewers of the Year	15
Disrespectful Maternity Care is Unsafe Care	15
Trends in Labor Induction and Augmentation for Women in the United States Having their First Live Birth, 2016 to 2022	14
Postpartum Urinary Retention	13
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	12
Prevalence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Race and Ethnicity in Illinois, 2018 to 2020	11
Update on Perinatal Mental Health Conditions	10
Amniotic Fluid Embolism	10
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach to Caring for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome is Growing in Popularity	10
U.S. Surgeon General Recommends Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms	8
Influence of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Birth Outcomes in American Indian and non-Hispanic White Women	8
Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth	8
Application of Predictive Analytics in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Nursing Care	8
Supporting Guatemalan Comadronas	7
Trends in Characteristics of Births in the United States 2020 to 2023	7
Questioning the 30-minute Rule for Expedited Birth	7
Huddles in Hospital Maternity Settings	7
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	6
Perinatal Bereavement in Racially, Culturally, and Gender Diverse Families	6

Nursing Strategies to Help Children Cope with Eco-Anxiety	6
Posttraumatic Growth in Women who have Experienced Loss of a Child	5
Rates of Induction of Labor in the United States over the Last Decade, 2013 to 2022	5
Syphilis During Pregnancy	5
Effective Communication During and After an Amniotic Fluid Embolism	5
Author and Coauthor Responsibilities	5
Elevated Blood Pressure in Women of Childbearing Age in the United States	5
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	5
Heat Metrics and Maternal–Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	5
Acuity-Based Staffing in Labor and Delivery Using Electronic Health Record Data	5
Challenges in Accessing Mental Health Care during Pregnancy and Postpartum in Rural Montana	5
Managing Pain During Breastfeeding Initiation	5
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
Mothers' Experiences with Antenatal Milk Expression	4
Impact of Labor and Birth Interventions on Breastfeeding Outcomes	4
Collaborative Approaches in the Emergency Department for Maternity Patients	4
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	4
The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs	4
Relationship Between Infant Tongue-Tie and Maternal Wellbeing	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
Strategies to Successfully Implement an Eat, Sleep, Console Protocol	4
Narrative Analysis of Childbearing Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	4
“It Took Away the Joy:” First American Mothers' Experiences with Postpartum Depression	3
The Lived Experience of Postpartum Intergenerational Conflict of Vietnamese American Women with their Vietnamese Immigrant Parents	3
Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Use During Pregnancy	3
The Role of the Pediatric Nurse in Intimate Partner Violence	3
Guidance for Breastfeeding and HIV	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
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 Childhood Immunization Schedules and Guidance	3
Effects of Acupressure on Lactation	3
Obesity in Pregnancy and Childbirth	3
MCN's 50th Anniversary	3
Pregnant and Parenting Women's Experiences with Substance Use Disorder	3
Human Milk to Protect from Respiratory Infections	3
Weathering	3
Bias of Some Perinatal Nurses Exposed on Social Media	3
March of Dimes Report on Access to Maternity Care in the United States	3
Neonatal Nurses' Perceptions of Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	3
Psychosocial Interventions for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders	3
Benefits of Mother–Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact	3
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in the United States	2
Protecting Children's Health	2
Concept Analysis of Woman-Centered Care	2
Nurses Partnering with Medical Assistants to Enhance Breastfeeding Care in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting	2
Data-Driven Nurse Staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Infant Colic	2

Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Required for Nursing Homes in the United States	2
Update on Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	2
African Immigrant Women's Experiences of Maternity Care in the United States	2
Maternity Care Access in Rural United States is in Crisis	2
Standardizing Care of the Late Preterm Infant	2
Trauma-Responsive Perinatal Leadership	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Health Care Experiences During Pregnancy and Parenting with an Opioid Use Disorder	2
Social Interactions and Institutional Structures that Influence 24-Hour Rooming-in for New Mothers and Newborns in the Hospital Setting	2
Reimagining and Contextualizing Fetal Weight Estimation	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
mHealth for Women with Pregnancies with Fetal Anomalies	2
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Spouses' Experiences of Persistent Uncertainty	2
Implications of Ongoing Policy Changes at the Federal and State Levels in the United States on the Wellbeing of Women and Children	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Doula Services and Birth Outcomes	1
Culturally Competent Care for Native American and Alaska Native Childbearing Families	1
First-Time Mothers' Invisible Presence Using Social Networking Sites	1
Perinatal Trauma-Informed Care	1
Knowledge of Maternal Mortality Risk Among Women with Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy and Postpartum	1
Receiving a Prenatal or Postnatal Diagnosis of (Dis)ability	1
Emollients to Prevent Eczema in High-Risk Infants	1
Holistic Nursing Care for Perinatal Loss Based on Swanson's Theory of Caring	1
Supporting Refugee Women and Children During Armed Conflict	1
Prevalence of Prediabetes is Increasing Among U.S. Youth	1
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Experiences During COVID-19	1
Pediatric Readiness in US Emergency Departments	1
Muslim Women's Experiences with Infertility	1
Birth Satisfaction During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States	1
Women Who Give Birth Preterm Do Not Meet Dietary Guidelines During Pregnancy	1
Group Prenatal Care and Maternal Outcomes	1
Improving Communication during Perinatal Care to Eliminate Preventable Maternal Morbidity and Mortality	1
New Data on Pregnancy-Related Deaths	1
Elective Induction of Labor	1
Telehealth to Improve Perinatal Care Access	1
Predictors of Postpartum Depression Among Women with Low Incomes in the United States	1
Consensus Bundle on Sepsis in Obstetrics	1
Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Care of Women and Newborns	1
Implementation of Statewide Education on Trauma-Informed Care among Multidisciplinary Birth Workers	1
Pre-Pandemic Versus Early COVID-19 Perinatal Outcomes at a Military Hospital	1
The Oral Microbiome Throughout Pregnancy	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Relationship Between Anxiety and the Birth Experience of Hispanic Adolescents	1
Facts, Fake News, and COVID-19 Vaccination	1
Marijuana and Breastfeeding	1
Labor and Delivery Nurses' Perceptions of Their Colleagues' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Pregnant Patients with Substance Use	1
Reusable Menstrual Products in Guatemala	1
American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Its First Guidance on Childhood Obesity	1
Anemia in Pregnancy	1
Pediatric Providers Are Not Following Guidance on Peanut Allergy in Infants	1
A Pilot Randomized Control Trial to Assess the Impact of Lavender on Anxiety and Comfort After Cesarean Birth and the Barriers Encountered	1
Breastfeeding Experiences of Autistic Women	1
The Tragedy of Stillbirth Globally	1
Fostering Informed Consent and Shared Decision-Making in Maternity Nursing with the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence	1
Heat Metrics and Maternal-Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	1
Obstetric Racism, Education, and Racial Concordance	1
Improving Maternal Depression Screening in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	1
Maternal and Newborn Care for Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency	1
Empowering Women	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1