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

Article	Citations
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	41
Update on Perinatal Mental Health Conditions	19
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach to Caring for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome is Growing in Popularity	18
Galactagogues and Lactation	18
Reviewers of the Year	17
Disrespectful Maternity Care is Unsafe Care	16
Maternal Nutrition and Human Milk Nutrients	16
Postpartum Urinary Retention	16
Increases in Tongue Tie Diagnoses for Breastfeeding Difficulties	13
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	13
Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery	12
Online Social Support for Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant Women	10
Trends in Labor Induction and Augmentation for Women in the United States Having their First Live Birth, 2016 to 2022	9
Prevalence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Race and Ethnicity in Illinois, 2018 to 2020	9
Education and Evaluation of Electronic Fetal Monitor Interpretation: A Scoping Review	9
Huddles in Hospital Maternity Settings	8
Application of Predictive Analytics in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Nursing Care	8
Amniotic Fluid Embolism	8
Effective Communication During and After an Amniotic Fluid Embolism	7
Implementing a Nurse Navigator for Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder	7
Influence of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Birth Outcomes in American Indian and non-Hispanic White Women	7
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	7
Elevated Blood Pressure in Women of Childbearing Age in the United States	7
U.S. Surgeon General Recommends Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms	7
Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth	7

Nursing Strategies to Help Children Cope with Eco-Anxiety	7
Less Invasive Surfactant Administration	7
Questioning the 30-minute Rule for Expedited Birth	7
Alarming Trends in the Health of America's Children	6
Perinatal Bereavement in Racially, Culturally, and Gender Diverse Families	6
Acuity-Based Staffing in Labor and Delivery Using Electronic Health Record Data	6
Rates of Induction of Labor in the United States over the Last Decade, 2013 to 2022	6
Managing Pain During Breastfeeding Initiation	5
Trends in Characteristics of Births in the United States 2020 to 2023	5
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	5
Challenges in Accessing Mental Health Care during Pregnancy and Postpartum in Rural Montana	5
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	5
Syphilis During Pregnancy	5
Heat Metrics and Maternal–Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	5
Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Use During Pregnancy	4
Comparing Experiences of Women Who Were Direct Breastfeeding and Women Who Used Expressed Breast Milk to Feed Their Infants	4
Strategies to Successfully Implement an Eat, Sleep, Console Protocol	4
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 Childhood Immunization Schedules and Guidance	4
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health in the United States	4
The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs	4
Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux Scale Reference Values	4
Bias of Some Perinatal Nurses Exposed on Social Media	4
Intermittent Auscultation of the Fetal Heart Rate in Low-Risk Labor	4
Collaborative Approaches in the Emergency Department for Maternity Patients	4
The Lived Experience of Postpartum Intergenerational Conflict of Vietnamese American Women with their Vietnamese Immigrant Parents	4
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	3
Impact of Labor and Birth Interventions on Breastfeeding Outcomes	3
Maternal Distress in Disclosing a Nonlethal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis to Family and Friends	3
Human Milk to Protect from Respiratory Infections	3
Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Required for Nursing Homes in the United States	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
MCN's 50th Anniversary	3
“It Took Away the Joy:” First American Mothers' Experiences with Postpartum Depression	3
Weathering	3
March of Dimes Report on Access to Maternity Care in the United States	3
Postpartum Mental Health and Perceptions of Discrimination Among Asian Fathers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Psychosocial Interventions for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders	3
Implications of Ongoing Policy Changes at the Federal and State Levels in the United States on the Wellbeing of Women and Children	3
US Nurses' Practices on Maternal Position Changes During Labor	3
Protecting Children's Health	3
Guidance for Breastfeeding and HIV	3
Effects of Acupressure on Lactation	3
Benefits of Mother–Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact	3
The Role of the Pediatric Nurse in Intimate Partner Violence	3
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Spouses' Experiences of Persistent Uncertainty	3
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	3
Health Care Experiences During Pregnancy and Parenting with an Opioid Use Disorder	3
Nurses Partnering with Medical Assistants to Enhance Breastfeeding Care in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting	2
Supporting Refugee Women and Children During Armed Conflict	2
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	2

Trauma-Responsive Perinatal Leadership	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Birth Satisfaction During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States	2
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Experiences During COVID-19	2
Marijuana and Breastfeeding	2
Telehealth to Improve Perinatal Care Access	2
First-Time Mothers' Invisible Presence Using Social Networking Sites	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
mHealth for Women with Pregnancies with Fetal Anomalies	2
Standardizing Care of the Late Preterm Infant	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
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Infant Colic	2
Anemia in Pregnancy	2
Culturally Competent Care for Native American and Alaska Native Childbearing Families	2
Reusable Menstrual Products in Guatemala	2
Reviewer List 2025	2
Pediatric Providers Are Not Following Guidance on Peanut Allergy in Infants	2
Obstetric Racism, Education, and Racial Concordance	2
African Immigrant Women's Experiences of Maternity Care in the United States	2
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in the United States	2
Concept Analysis of Woman-Centered Care	2
Update on Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	2
Elective Induction of Labor	2
Maternity Care Access in Rural United States is in Crisis	2
Journal Article Writing	2
New Data on Pregnancy-Related Deaths	2
Pre-Pandemic Versus Early COVID-19 Perinatal Outcomes at a Military Hospital	2
Empowering Women	2