Labor Support for Intended Vaginal Birth The purpose of this Guideline is to provide evidence-based clinical practice recommendations to support individualized labor based on the best available evidence. The goal…
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Newborn Screening The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) supports national core standards for newborn screening (NBS) programs. Federal oversight is necessary to guarantee that all pregnant…
Cross-Sectional Study of the Frequency and Severity of Traumatic Childbirth Events and How They Affect Maternity Care Clinicians Objective To describe the frequency and severity of traumatic childbirth events (TCEs)…
Current Evidence to Guide Practice, Policy, and Research: Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Abstract In response to the rapidly evolving policy landscape regarding cannabis, it is important to consider trends in…
Abstract Objective To investigate the presence of symptoms of moral injury in obstetric and neonatal nurses. Design A secondary qualitative analysis using an analytic expansion of three primary studies. Setting…
Abstract Objective To use a scoping review to explore the existing literature on best practice guidelines for safe, dignified, and compassionate care in the labor and birth setting for pregnant…
Abstract Objectives To examine the relationships among intrapartum (IP) nurses’ beliefs regarding birth (physiologic birth/medicalized birth) and their experience, education, and certification; to assess IP nurses’ beliefs about birth practices…
Abstract Objective To use a scoping review to explore the existing literature on best practice guidelines for safe, dignified, and compassionate care in the labor and birth setting for pregnant…
SOURCE: George, Erin K., Weiseth, Amber, & Edmonds, Joyce K. (2021). Roles and Experiences of Registered Nurses on Labor and Delivery Units in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic….
SOURCE: Mihalik, Heather et al. (2021). Skin-to-Skin Contact and the Incidence of Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, Volume 50, Issue 6, 724 –…
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At times, participants approached pain management for women with opioid use disorder in the perinatal period in ways that were inconsistent with clinical guidelines and resulted in strained relationships. DOI:…
Because of the bidirectional relationship between perinatal substance use and perinatal depression/anxiety, it is imperative to address these conditions together in the perinatal period. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2021.02.008 JOGNN: Scoping Review of the…
During childbirth, a fourth-degree perineal laceration is a full-thickness tear that extends through the internal anal sphincter and into the rectal mucosa (see Figure 1). These lacerations differ from third-degree perineal…
Supporting women, families, and clinicians with information, emotional support, and health care resources should be part of an institutional response after a severe maternal event. A multidisciplinary approach is needed…
OBJECTIVE: To describe the effects of the introduction of dextrose gel to the neonatal hypoglycemia (NH) protocol on exclusive breastfeeding rates at discharge and NICU admission rates among clinically well…
ABSTRACT Objective To summarize the findings of recent studies on neonatal weight changes that occur in the early weeks of life among full-term, breastfed newborns. Data Sources Using the keywords…
SOURCE: Paterno, Mary T. et al. Evaluation of a Nurse-Led Program for Rural Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorder to Improve Maternal–Neonatal Outcomes. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, Volume…
SOURCE: Fallin-Bennett, Amanda et al., Call to Action to Reduce Tobacco Use During Pregnancy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, Volume 48, Issue 5, 563 – 567, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2019.02.009 ABSTRACT:…
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OBJECTIVE: To describe quality improvement opportunities (QIOs) associated with the five leading causes of pregnancy-related death in California (cardiovascular disease, preeclampsia/eclampsia, hemorrhage, venous thromboembolism, and sepsis) and the methods by…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of use of the Kaiser Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Calculator (NEOSC) on NICU admissions, laboratory testing, antibiotic exposure, and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates in full-term neonates…
ABSTRACT: To identify facilitators and barriers to the implementation of safe sleep recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics from the perspective of hospital staff as part of a needs…
Abstract Objective To examine whether delayed newborn bathing would increase rates of in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding and plans to use human milk at discharge. Results Of 996 mother–newborn couplets, 448 were…
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Abstract Objective: To determine if a healthy newborn’s age in hours (3, 6, or 9 hours after birth) affects thermoregulatory status after the first bath as indicated by axillary and…
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ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the barriers and facilitators to implementing the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Postpartum Hemorrhage (AWHONN PPH) Project experienced by hospital leaders, project cham-pions,…