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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	46
Update on Perinatal Mental Health Conditions	19
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach to Caring for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome is Growing in Popularity	19
Disrespectful Maternity Care is Unsafe Care	14
Maternal Nutrition and Human Milk Nutrients	13
Increases in Tongue Tie Diagnoses for Breastfeeding Difficulties	11
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	10
Education and Evaluation of Electronic Fetal Monitor Interpretation: A Scoping Review	10
Online Social Support for Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant Women	10
Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery	9
Postpartum Urinary Retention	9
Huddles in Hospital Maternity Settings	8
Associations between TeamBirth Huddles and Trust and Autonomy Among Patients Reporting Complicated Births	8
Questioning the 30-minute Rule for Expedited Birth	8
Influence of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Birth Outcomes in American Indian and non-Hispanic White Women	8
Prevalence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Race and Ethnicity in Illinois, 2018 to 2020	8
Amniotic Fluid Embolism	8
U.S. Surgeon General Recommends Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms	8
Trends in Labor Induction and Augmentation for Women in the United States Having their First Live Birth, 2016 to 2022	8
Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth	8
Less Invasive Surfactant Administration	7
Application of Predictive Analytics in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Nursing Care	7
Implementing a Nurse Navigator for Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder	7
Alarming Trends in the Health of America's Children	6
Effective Communication During and After an Amniotic Fluid Embolism	6

Improving Nurses’ Management of Uterine Tachysystole	6
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	6
Exploring Parental Needs in the Year Following Perinatal Loss	6
Heat Metrics and Maternal–Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	5
Cancer during Pregnancy	5
Perinatal Bereavement in Racially, Culturally, and Gender Diverse Families	5
Trends in Characteristics of Births in the United States 2020 to 2023	5
Acuity-Based Staffing in Labor and Delivery Using Electronic Health Record Data	5
Nursing Strategies to Help Children Cope with Eco-Anxiety	4
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	4
Collaborative Approaches in the Emergency Department for Maternity Patients	4
Rates of Induction of Labor in the United States over the Last Decade, 2013 to 2022	4
Challenges in Accessing Mental Health Care during Pregnancy and Postpartum in Rural Montana	4
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	4
The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs	4
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and Breastfeeding Across Social Determinants of Health	4
Syphilis During Pregnancy	4
Intermittent Auscultation of the Fetal Heart Rate in Low-Risk Labor	4
Managing Pain During Breastfeeding Initiation	4
MCN's 50th Anniversary	3
Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux Scale Reference Values	3
Guidance for Breastfeeding and HIV	3
The Doula's Role in Reducing Postpartum Depression	3
Putting the “Peer” Back in Peer Review	3
Effects of Acupressure on Lactation	3
Update on Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	3
Implications of Ongoing Policy Changes at the Federal and State Levels in the United States on the Wellbeing of Women and Children	3
Weathering	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Use During Pregnancy	3
Impact of Labor and Birth Interventions on Breastfeeding Outcomes	3
Bias of Some Perinatal Nurses Exposed on Social Media	3
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health in the United States	3
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	3
Maternal Distress in Disclosing a Nonlethal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis to Family and Friends	3
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Spouses' Experiences of Persistent Uncertainty	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Postpartum Mental Health and Perceptions of Discrimination Among Asian Fathers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Human Milk to Protect from Respiratory Infections	3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 Childhood Immunization Schedules and Guidance	3
The Role of the Pediatric Nurse in Intimate Partner Violence	3
Strategies to Successfully Implement an Eat, Sleep, Console Protocol	3
Comparing Experiences of Women Who Were Direct Breastfeeding and Women Who Used Expressed Breast Milk to Feed Their Infants	3
The Lived Experience of Postpartum Intergenerational Conflict of Vietnamese American Women with their Vietnamese Immigrant Parents	3
March of Dimes Report on Access to Maternity Care in the United States	3
Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Required for Nursing Homes in the United States	3
US Nurses’ Practices on Maternal Position Changes During Labor	3
Psychosocial Interventions for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders	3
First-Time Mothers' Invisible Presence Using Social Networking Sites	2
Journal Article Writing	2

Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Protecting Children's Health	2
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in the United States	2
mHealth for Women with Pregnancies with Fetal Anomalies	2
Nurses Partnering with Medical Assistants to Enhance Breastfeeding Care in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Telehealth to Improve Perinatal Care Access	2
Pre-Pandemic Versus Early COVID-19 Perinatal Outcomes at a Military Hospital	2
US Nurses’ Practices on Maternal Position Changes during Labor	2
African Immigrant Women's Experiences of Maternity Care in the United States	2
Standardizing Care of the Late Preterm Infant	2
Concept Analysis of Woman-Centered Care	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Trauma-Responsive Perinatal Leadership	2
Reviewer List 2025	2
Culturally Competent Care for Native American and Alaska Native Childbearing Families	2
Supporting Refugee Women and Children During Armed Conflict	2
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Infant Colic	2
Elective Induction of Labor	2
Neonatal Hyperthyroidism	2
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	2
Social Interactions and Institutional Structures that Influence 24-Hour Rooming-in for New Mothers and Newborns in the Hospital Setting	2
Data-Driven Nurse Staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2
Maternity Care Access in Rural United States is in Crisis	2
New Data on Pregnancy-Related Deaths	2
Empowering Women	2