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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	23
Factors Associated with Perceived Insufficient Milk in the First Three Months of Breastfeeding	19
Update on Perinatal Mental Health Conditions	18
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach to Caring for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome is Growing in Popularity	15
Disrespectful Maternity Care is Unsafe Care	15
Galactagogues and Lactation	14
Maternal Nutrition and Human Milk Nutrients	13
Postpartum Urinary Retention	13
Reviewers of the Year	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	12
Increases in Tongue Tie Diagnoses for Breastfeeding Difficulties	12
Trends in Labor Induction and Augmentation for Women in the United States Having their First Live Birth, 2016 to 2022	12
Education and Evaluation of Electronic Fetal Monitor Interpretation: A Scoping Review	10
Amniotic Fluid Embolism	9
Application of Predictive Analytics in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Nursing Care	9
Huddles in Hospital Maternity Settings	8
Supporting Guatemalan Comadronas	8
Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth	8
U.S. Surgeon General Recommends Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms	8
Rates of Induction of Labor in the United States over the Last Decade, 2013 to 2022	7
Questioning the 30-minute Rule for Expedited Birth	7
Influence of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Birth Outcomes in American Indian and non-Hispanic White Women	7
Perinatal Bereavement in Racially, Culturally, and Gender Diverse Families	6
Posttraumatic Growth in Women who have Experienced Loss of a Child	6

Heat Metrics and Maternal–Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	6
Trends in Characteristics of Births in the United States 2020 to 2023	6
Acuity-Based Staffing in Labor and Delivery Using Electronic Health Record Data	6
Elevated Blood Pressure in Women of Childbearing Age in the United States	5
Challenges in Accessing Mental Health Care during Pregnancy and Postpartum in Rural Montana	5
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Children Continues	5
Author and Coauthor Responsibilities	5
Exercise and Stress in At-Risk Women during Pregnancy and Postpartum	5
Nursing Strategies to Help Children Cope with Eco-anxiety	5
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	5
Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and Maternity Nurses	5
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	4
Newborn Safety in the Hospital Setting Requires Adequate Nurse Staffing	4
Comparing Experiences of Women Who Were Direct Breastfeeding and Women Who Used Expressed Breast Milk to Feed Their Infants	4
Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse Resulting in Newborn Death in the United States	4
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	4
Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux Scale Reference Values	4
Syphilis During Pregnancy	4
Intermittent Auscultation of the Fetal Heart Rate in Low-Risk Labor	4
Managing Pain During Breastfeeding Initiation	4
The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs	4
Strategies to Successfully Implement an Eat, Sleep, Console Protocol	4
“It Took Away the Joy:” First American Mothers' Experiences with Postpartum Depression	3
Relationship Between Infant Tongue-Tie and Maternal Wellbeing	3
Neonatal Nurses' Perceptions of Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	3
Effects of Acupressure on Lactation	3
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	3
March of Dimes Report on Access to Maternity Care in the United States	3
Obesity in Pregnancy and Childbirth	3
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health in the United States	3
Bias of Some Perinatal Nurses Exposed on Social Media	3
Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Use During Pregnancy	3
Weathering	3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 Childhood Immunization Schedules and Guidance	3
Guidance for Breastfeeding and HIV	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Mothers' Experiences with Antenatal Milk Expression	3
Narrative Analysis of Childbearing Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
The Lived Experience of Postpartum Intergenerational Conflict of Vietnamese American Women with their Vietnamese Immigrant Parents	3
The Role of the Pediatric Nurse in Intimate Partner Violence	3
Impact of Labor and Birth Interventions on Breastfeeding Outcomes	3
Standardizing Care of the Late Preterm Infant	2
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	2
Update on Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	2
Health Care Experiences During Pregnancy and Parenting with an Opioid Use Disorder	2
Maternal Distress in Disclosing a Nonlethal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis to Family and Friends	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Spouses' Experiences of Persistent Uncertainty	2
Reimagining and Contextualizing Fetal Weight Estimation	2
Concept Analysis of Woman-Centered Care	2

Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Postpartum Mental Health and Perceptions of Discrimination Among Asian Fathers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Pregnant and Parenting Women's Experiences with Substance Use Disorder	2
The Lived Experience of Pain and Depression Symptoms during Pregnancy	2
Data-Driven Nurse Staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2
African Immigrant Women's Experiences of Maternity Care in the United States	2
Advocate for the COVID-19 Vaccine for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women	2
Human Milk to Protect from Respiratory Infections	2
Benefits of Mother–Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact	2
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in the United States	2
Maternal and Newborn Care for Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency	1
Supporting Refugee Women and Children During Armed Conflict	1
Elective Induction of Labor	1
Pediatric Providers Are Not Following Guidance on Peanut Allergy in Infants	1
Social Interactions and Institutional Structures that Influence 24-Hour Rooming-in for New Mothers and Newborns in the Hospital Setting	1
Birth Satisfaction During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States	1
Obstetric Racism, Education, and Racial Concordance	1
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Experiences During COVID-19	1
Group Prenatal Care and Maternal Outcomes	1
Women Who Give Birth Preterm Do Not Meet Dietary Guidelines During Pregnancy	1
American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Its First Guidance on Childhood Obesity	1
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Infant Colic	1
Relationship Between Anxiety and the Birth Experience of Hispanic Adolescents	1
Marijuana and Breastfeeding	1
Doula Services and Birth Outcomes	1
Predictors of Postpartum Depression Among Women with Low Incomes in the United States	1
Culturally Competent Care for Native American and Alaska Native Childbearing Families	1
Implications of Ongoing Policy Changes at the Federal and State Levels in the United States on the Wellbeing of Women and Children	1
First-Time Mothers' Invisible Presence Using Social Networking Sites	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Required for Nursing Homes in the United States	1
Heat Metrics and Maternal-Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	1
Pediatric Readiness in US Emergency Departments	1
Labor and Delivery Nurses' Perceptions of Their Colleagues' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Pregnant Patients with Substance Use	1
Improving Maternal Depression Screening in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	1
Reusable Menstrual Products in Guatemala	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Empowering Women	1
Implementing Trauma-Informed Strategies for Mothers of Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome	1
A Pilot Randomized Control Trial to Assess the Impact of Lavender on Anxiety and Comfort After Cesarean Birth and the Barriers Encountered	1
Telehealth to Improve Perinatal Care Access	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Maternity Care Access in Rural United States is in Crisis	1
Anemia in Pregnancy	1
mHealth for Women with Pregnancies with Fetal Anomalies	1
Protecting Children's Health	1
Nurses Partnering with Medical Assistants to Enhance Breastfeeding Care in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting	1
Breastfeeding Experiences of Autistic Women	1
Resilience and Burnout in Pediatric Nurses in a Tertiary Children's Hospital	1
Muslim Women's Experiences with Infertility	1
Facts, Fake News, and COVID-19 Vaccination	1
Pre-Pandemic Versus Early COVID-19 Perinatal Outcomes at a Military Hospital	1
The Oral Microbiome Throughout Pregnancy	1
Maternal Sepsis	1
Perinatal Trauma-Informed Care	1