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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	29
Update on Perinatal Mental Health Conditions	19
Disrespectful Maternity Care is Unsafe Care	18
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach to Caring for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome is Growing in Popularity	17
Galactagogues and Lactation	16
Maternal Nutrition and Human Milk Nutrients	15
Reviewers of the Year	15
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	14
Increases in Tongue Tie Diagnoses for Breastfeeding Difficulties	14
Trends in Labor Induction and Augmentation for Women in the United States Having their First Live Birth, 2016 to 2022	13
Prevalence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Race and Ethnicity in Illinois, 2018 to 2020	12
Education and Evaluation of Electronic Fetal Monitor Interpretation: A Scoping Review	11
Postpartum Urinary Retention	10
Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery	10
Amniotic Fluid Embolism	9
Application of Predictive Analytics in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Nursing Care	8
Supporting Guatemalan Comadronas	8
Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth	7
U.S. Surgeon General Recommends Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms	7
Huddles in Hospital Maternity Settings	7
Trends in Characteristics of Births in the United States 2020 to 2023	6
Questioning the 30-minute Rule for Expedited Birth	6
Acuity-Based Staffing in Labor and Delivery Using Electronic Health Record Data	6
Influence of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Birth Outcomes in American Indian and non-Hispanic White Women	6
Rates of Induction of Labor in the United States over the Last Decade, 2013 to 2022	6

Posttraumatic Growth in Women who have Experienced Loss of a Child	5
Acuity Tools for the Antepartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Units	5
Nursing Strategies to Help Children Cope with Eco-anxiety	5
Author and Coauthor Responsibilities	5
Elevated Blood Pressure in Women of Childbearing Age in the United States	5
The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs	5
Challenges in Accessing Mental Health Care during Pregnancy and Postpartum in Rural Montana	5
Effective Communication During and After an Amniotic Fluid Embolism	5
Heat Metrics and Maternal–Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	5
Perinatal Bereavement in Racially, Culturally, and Gender Diverse Families	5
Narrative Analysis of Childbearing Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Comparing Experiences of Women Who Were Direct Breastfeeding and Women Who Used Expressed Breast Milk to Feed Their Infants	4
Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux Scale Reference Values	4
Managing Pain During Breastfeeding Initiation	4
Relationship Between Infant Tongue-Tie and Maternal Wellbeing	4
“It Took Away the Joy:” First American Mothers' Experiences with Postpartum Depression	4
Syphilis During Pregnancy	4
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	4
Strategies to Successfully Implement an Eat, Sleep, Console Protocol	4
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health in the United States	4
Intermittent Auscultation of the Fetal Heart Rate in Low-Risk Labor	4
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	4
Mothers' Experiences with Antenatal Milk Expression	4
Perinatal Care for Persons with Dissociative Disorders	3
Obesity in Pregnancy and Childbirth	3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 Childhood Immunization Schedules and Guidance	3
Neonatal Nurses' Perceptions of Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	3
Benefits of Mother–Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact	3
Guidance for Breastfeeding and HIV	3
Weathering	3
Effects of Acupressure on Lactation	3
Bias of Some Perinatal Nurses Exposed on Social Media	3
Human Milk to Protect from Respiratory Infections	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
Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Use During Pregnancy	3
March of Dimes Report on Access to Maternity Care in the United States	3
Impact of Labor and Birth Interventions on Breastfeeding Outcomes	3
Protecting Children's Health	2
Trauma-Responsive Perinatal Leadership	2
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in the United States	2
Pregnant and Parenting Women's Experiences with Substance Use Disorder	2
Health Care Experiences During Pregnancy and Parenting with an Opioid Use Disorder	2
Standardizing Care of the Late Preterm Infant	2
African Immigrant Women's Experiences of Maternity Care in the United States	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Why Isn't Nurse Staffing Evaluated as Part of Hospital Accreditation and Quality Designations?	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	2
Update on Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	2

Social Interactions and Institutional Structures that Influence 24-Hour Rooming-in for New Mothers and Newborns in the Hospital Setting	2
Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Required for Nursing Homes in the United States	2
Implications of Ongoing Policy Changes at the Federal and State Levels in the United States on the Wellbeing of Women and Children	2
Data-Driven Nurse Staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	2
Postpartum Mental Health and Perceptions of Discrimination Among Asian Fathers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
MCN's 50th Anniversary	2
Maternal Distress in Disclosing a Nonlethal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis to Family and Friends	2
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Spouses' Experiences of Persistent Uncertainty	2
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Experiences During COVID-19	1
Doula Services and Birth Outcomes	1
Marijuana and Breastfeeding	1
Anemia in Pregnancy	1
Maternity Care Access in Rural United States is in Crisis	1
mHealth for Women with Pregnancies with Fetal Anomalies	1
Maternal and Newborn Care for Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency	1
Group Prenatal Care and Maternal Outcomes	1
Birth Satisfaction During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States	1
Breastfeeding Experiences of Autistic Women	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
Culturally Competent Care for Native American and Alaska Native Childbearing Families	1
Heat Metrics and Maternal-Child Health Diagnoses in Emergency Departments in the United States	1
Reusable Menstrual Products in Guatemala	1
Improving Communication during Perinatal Care to Eliminate Preventable Maternal Morbidity and Mortality	1
Telehealth to Improve Perinatal Care Access	1
First-Time Mothers' Invisible Presence Using Social Networking Sites	1
Elective Induction of Labor	1
Pediatric Readiness in US Emergency Departments	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Concept Analysis of Woman-Centered Care	1
Predictors of Postpartum Depression Among Women with Low Incomes in the United States	1
American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Its First Guidance on Childhood Obesity	1
Receiving a Prenatal or Postnatal Diagnosis of (Dis)ability	1
Muslim Women's Experiences with Infertility	1
Facts, Fake News, and COVID-19 Vaccination	1
Obstetric Racism, Education, and Racial Concordance	1
A Pilot Randomized Control Trial to Assess the Impact of Lavender on Anxiety and Comfort After Cesarean Birth and the Barriers Encountered	1
Empowering Women	1
Relationship Between Anxiety and the Birth Experience of Hispanic Adolescents	1
Supporting Refugee Women and Children During Armed Conflict	1
Nurses Partnering with Medical Assistants to Enhance Breastfeeding Care in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting	1
Pediatric Providers Are Not Following Guidance on Peanut Allergy in Infants	1
Perinatal Trauma-Informed Care	1
Reimagining and Contextualizing Fetal Weight Estimation	1
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Infant Colic	1
The Oral Microbiome Throughout Pregnancy	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1
Women Who Give Birth Preterm Do Not Meet Dietary Guidelines During Pregnancy	1
Pre-Pandemic Versus Early COVID-19 Perinatal Outcomes at a Military Hospital	1
Toward Evidence-Based Practice	1