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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Pregnant Women's Reports of the Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, and Infant Feeding Plans	41
Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Mental Health	29
Birth and Breastfeeding in the Hospital Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic	28
Probiotics for the Management of Infantile Colic	21
Preterm Labor and Birth	20
Walking on Eggshells	17
Narrative Analysis of Childbearing Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic	16
Neonatal Nurses' Perceptions of Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	15
Trends in Labor Induction in the United States, 1989 to 2020	13
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Experiences During COVID-19	13
Postpartum Depression Screening for Mothers of Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	13
Birth Satisfaction During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States	12
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults	12
Factors Associated with Perceived Insufficient Milk in the First Three Months of Breastfeeding	12
Connecting with Families through Virtual Perinatal Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic	11
Burnout and Turnover among NICU Nurses	11
Care During Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, and Human Milk Feeding for Individuals Who Identify as LGBTQ+	10
Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse Resulting in Newborn Death in the United States	10
Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity during Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum	9
Pain and Depression Symptoms During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy	9
Anemia in Pregnancy	9
I Wouldn't Let it Get to Me	9
Breastfeeding Experiences of Autistic Women	8
New Mothers' Perceptions of Pressure to Breastfeed	7
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health in the United States	7

Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Labor and Delivery Nurses	7
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Infant Colic	6
Acuity-Based Staffing in Labor and Delivery Using Electronic Health Record Data	6
Acculturative Stress and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms among Immigrant Arab American Couples	6
The Lived Experience of Pain and Depression Symptoms during Pregnancy	6
Identifying Obstetric Mistreatment Experiences in U.S. Birth Narratives	5
Unmet Prenatal Expectations During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Postpartum Depression in American Indian/Alaska Native Women	5
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Breastfeeding: Concerns & Positive Opportunities	5
Mothers Who Engage in Long-Term Informal Milk Sharing	5
Implementing Trauma-Informed Strategies for Mothers of Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome	5
Screening for Partner Postpartum Depression	5
Climate and Environmental Change	5
The Oral Microbiome Throughout Pregnancy	4
Disparities in Breastfeeding and Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk	4
Maternal Sepsis	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
Nurse Staffing, Missed Care, and Risk of Patient Mortality	4
Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Nursing Workforce	4
Pregnant and Parenting Women's Experiences with Substance Use Disorder	4
Challenges, Job Satisfiers, and Self-Care among Perinatal Nurses in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Breastfeeding Monitoring Improves Maternal Self-Efficacy and Satisfaction	4
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	4
Resilience and Burnout in Pediatric Nurses in a Tertiary Children's Hospital	3
Infant Mortality is Higher in Rural Counties	3
Telehealth to Improve Perinatal Care Access	3
Perinatal Experiences of Asian American Women During COVID-19	3
Effects of Acupressure on Lactation	3
Fathers Matter	3
Monkeypox	3
Pregnant Women's Perception of Secondhand Smoke Exposure	3
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	3
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management for Women in Labor	3
Challenges with Breastfeeding	3
Paths to Motherhood for Women with Cystic Fibrosis	3
Racial Disparities in Stillbirth Risk Factors among non-Hispanic Black Women and non-Hispanic White Women in the United States	3
Strategies to Successfully Implement an Eat, Sleep, Console Protocol	3
Impact of Obstetric Emergency High-Fidelity Simulation on Maternity Nurses' Self-Efficacy in the Rural Hospital Setting	3
Safe Nurse Staffing and the 2022 AWHONN Nurse Staffing Standards	3
Strategies to Address COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy Myths	3
Pediatric Pain Remains Undertreated	3
Mothers' Experiences with Antenatal Milk Expression	3
Experiences of Postpartum Depression in Women of Color	3
Pediatric Specialty Nursing Associations and their Role in Leadership Development	2
Breastfeeding Symptoms with Tongue- and Lip-Tie	2
Exercise and Stress in At-Risk Women during Pregnancy and Postpartum	2
Group Prenatal Care and Maternal Outcomes	2
Empowering Women to Recognize Maternal Warning Signs	2
Data-Driven Nurse Staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2

Safe Maternity Units and Perinatal High Reliability	2
Muslim Women's Experiences with Infertility	2
Timing of Prenatal Care Initiation and Psychological Wellbeing in Black Women	2
Labor Dystocia	2
Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and Maternity Nurses	2
Respectful Maternity Care	2
First-Time Mothers' Invisible Presence Using Social Networking Sites	2
Maternity Nurses' Responses to Maternal Early Warning Criteria	2
Knowledge of Maternal Mortality Risk Among Women with Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy and Postpartum	2
“It Took Away the Joy:” First American Mothers' Experiences with Postpartum Depression	2
Cotinine Fluctuation in Maternal Saliva During and After Pregnancy	2
Comparing Experiences of Women Who Were Direct Breastfeeding and Women Who Used Expressed Breast Milk to Feed Their Infants	2
Improving Cardiovascular Follow-Up after Diagnosis of a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy using the Electronic Health Record	2
Knowledge and Attitudes of Maternity Nurses and Ancillary Team Members about Substance Addiction during Pregnancy and Postpartum	2
Impact of Social Media on Adolescents	2
Expectations of Motherhood and Quality of Life	2
The MCN Editorial Fellowship	2
Anemia in pregnancy	1
Racism in Maternity Care is a Public Health Crisis in the United States	1
Induction of Labor Education and Advocacy	1
Maternal Mental Health	1
A Pilot Randomized Control Trial to Assess the Impact of Lavender on Anxiety and Comfort After Cesarean Birth and the Barriers Encountered	1
The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs	1
Quality Improvement and Participation in Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Promote Patient Safety	1
Posttraumatic Growth in Women who have Experienced Loss of a Child	1
Facilitators and Barriers of Human Milk Donation	1
Subject Matter Expert Nurses in Safe Sleep Program Implementation	1
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve Maternal Health in America	1
Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse Resulting in Newborn Death in the United States: Erratum	1
Current State of Dor Yeshorim, Expanded Carrier, and Newborn Screening	1
Characteristics of Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohorts Recruited During Pregnancy	1
Black Lives Matter	1
Barriers and Facilitators of Parent Presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	1
Relationship Between Infant Tongue-Tie and Maternal Wellbeing	1
Doula Services and Birth Outcomes	1
Engagement in Online Communities by New Mothers in Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder	1
Parental Participation in Preterm Infant Feeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	1
2020 Breastfeeding Report Card	1
Narrating Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Through Blogs	1
March of Dimes Report on Access to Maternity Care in the United States	1
Rates of Induction of Labor in the United States over the Last Decade, 2013 to 2022	1
Culturally Sensitive Care of Immigrant and Refugee Mothers with Babies in the NICU	1
Health Care Professionals' Perceptions of Caring for Patients with Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy	1
Advocate for the COVID-19 Vaccine for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women	1
Impact of Corporate Interests on Infant Feeding Practices and Maternal Child Health	1
Health Care Experiences During Pregnancy and Parenting with an Opioid Use Disorder	1
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Amniotic Fluid Embolism	1
Maternal Distress in Disclosing a Nonlethal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis to Family and Friends	1
WIC	1
A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Postcesarean Opioid Consumption	1
Women's Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Interconception Period	1
Emollients to Prevent Eczema in High-Risk Infants	1
Prevention of Pruritis following Spinal Morphine for Scheduled Cesarean Birth	1
Birth Center Breastfeeding Rates	1
Postpartum Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program	1
Bias of Some Perinatal Nurses Exposed on Social Media	1
Overturning Roe v. Wade	1
Social Interactions and Institutional Structures that Influence 24-Hour Rooming-in for New Mothers and Newborns in the Hospital Setting	1
Relationship with the Father of the Baby and Pregnancy-Related Anxiety among Pregnant Black Women	1
The PUMP Act Passes!	1
Infant Mortality in the United States is Increasing	1
Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in the United States	1
Guidance for Breastfeeding and HIV	1