{"title":"Chronic Hypertension in Pregnacy","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1751-4851(24)00204-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1751-4851(24)00204-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":"28 5","pages":"Pages 325-328"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
{"title":"Adoption","authors":"Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses","doi":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":"28 5","pages":"Pages e11-e13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Nurses in Political Advocacy","authors":"Heidi Collins Fantasia","doi":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":"28 5","pages":"Pages 323-324"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruqayya S. Zeilani, Alia Mahadeen, Khadeejeh Y. Aldasoqi, Maysoon S. Abdalrahim, Elham H. Othman
{"title":"Experiences of Academic Women in Jordan on Their Return to Work After Childbirth","authors":"Ruqayya S. Zeilani, Alia Mahadeen, Khadeejeh Y. Aldasoqi, Maysoon S. Abdalrahim, Elham H. Othman","doi":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.03.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To describe the experiences of women living in Jordan returning to work at their academic positions after giving birth to their first newborns.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Qualitative descriptive phenomenological design.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Various schools within a governmental university in Jordan. This study describes the challenges women in academia experience in the context of Jordan’s Arabic patriarchal communities.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>A purposive sample of 15 women returning to their academic positions.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Unstructured, face-to-face, in-depth interviews of women returning to their academic positions within 3 months after giving birth to their first newborns. The recorded interviews were analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis process.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Three major themes emerged: <em>Living in Chaos</em>, <em>The Urgent Need for Transitional Time</em>, and <em>Calling</em> f<em>or Help and</em> <em>Support</em>. Participants described their return to work as a period marked by a sense of chaos and instability, in which they felt a loss of control over their lives. They expressed a pressing need for a transitional period before resuming full-time academic roles, highlighting the importance of a gradual return. Finally, participants shared their struggles with the extra demands added to their daily routine. As working mothers, participants experienced extreme distress while attempting to fulfill their daily responsibilities. They emphasized the lack of adequate support in this challenging period.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Women returning to their academic work after giving birth to their first newborns need to be prepared physically and emotionally for the changes and responsibilities of their new life. A longer period of maternity leave or a transitional period may help women working in academia to manage the demands of multiple maternal roles alongside their professional commitments. These findings highlight the absence of formal policies needed to support women in academia in their return to work after maternity leave.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":"28 5","pages":"Pages 366-374"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information for Readers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1751-4851(24)00176-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1751-4851(24)00176-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":"28 5","pages":"Page A3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142426948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tia Cooney, Jacqueline Larizza, Ursula Cote, Anne-Sophie Gervais, Lindsey Rae, Joel Warkentin, Sacha Dubois
{"title":"A Quality Improvement Project Evaluating the Effects of Eat, Sleep, Console on Nurses and on Neonates With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome","authors":"Tia Cooney, Jacqueline Larizza, Ursula Cote, Anne-Sophie Gervais, Lindsey Rae, Joel Warkentin, Sacha Dubois","doi":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.02.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To improve neonatal outcomes through the implementation of an eat, sleep, console (ESC) assessment and change in hospital policy regarding the monitoring requirements for pharmacologic treatment of neonates with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Retrospective chart review and descriptive survey design.</div></div><div><h3>Setting/Local Problem</h3><div>A hospital in Northwestern Ontario, where an evidence-based practice change was undertaken to improve care for neonates with NAS.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Neonates being screened for NAS during the Modified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Scoring System (MFNASSS) protocol (<em>n</em> = 75) and ESC protocol (<em>n</em> = 40). Nurses working in the departments after the implementation of ESC were surveyed.</div></div><div><h3>Measurements</h3><div>Length of stay (LOS) and morphine administration by intervention status using unadjusted hazard and risk ratios, respectively. Descriptive statistics are also presented. A one-sample <em>t</em> test was completed for the nurses’ perspectives survey questions.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Reduced rate of LOS (<em>HR</em> = 1.66, 95% confidence interval [1.1, 2.51]) was observed for participants receiving the ESC intervention (4.53, <em>SD</em> = 1.94), compared to the MFNASSS control (7.45, <em>SD</em> = 6.35). Although the ESC group appeared to have a greater proportion of neonates administered morphine (42.5% ESC vs. 26.7% MFNASSS), the relative risk was not statistically significant (<em>RR</em> = 1.28, 95% confidence interval [0.95, 1.72]). Morphine doses per day were reduced in the ESC group (0.37, <em>SD</em> = 1.50) compared to the MFNASSS group (5.16, <em>SD</em> = 1.02). Overall, the nurses had a positive perspective on the policy change.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>ESC was successfully implemented in a Northwestern Ontario hospital. The overall LOS of neonates with NAS decreased. Nurses found the policy change to be safe and attainable.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":"28 5","pages":"Pages 329-338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141914251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandria L. Tasket, Makenna R. Black, Tracy L. Brewer, Megan Lacy Young
{"title":"Educating Nurses to Improve Awareness and Use of a Human Milk Feeding Care Pathway for Opioid-Exposed Neonates","authors":"Alexandria L. Tasket, Makenna R. Black, Tracy L. Brewer, Megan Lacy Young","doi":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To increase nurses’ awareness and use of a human milk feeding (HMF) and opioid use disorder (OUD) standardized care pathway to improve rates of HMF at discharge in opioid-exposed neonates (OENs).</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Quality improvement project.</div></div><div><h3>Setting/Local Problem</h3><div>Underutilizing an HMF and OUD standardized care pathway in an academic medical center led to declining HMF rates at discharge.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Staff nurses in the women and infants department (<em>N</em> = 311).</div></div><div><h3>Intervention/Measurements</h3><div>Nurses completed an asynchronous online educational module regarding awareness and use of the HMF and OUD standardized care pathway for supporting HMF in OENs. Monthly infographics were placed in each nursing unit to reinforce content. Nurses completed pre- and posteducation surveys to evaluate their knowledge and use of the pathway. After the education, rates of OENs receiving human milk at discharge were collected from the electronic health record.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 240 (77.2%) nurses participated in the educational module; awareness of the pathway increased from 91.5% to 97.3%. HMF rate at discharge significantly increased from 29.8% to 59.4% (<em>p</em> = .03).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Improved awareness among nurses of a standardized HMF and OUD care pathway was associated with a doubling of HMF rates at discharge in OENs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":"28 5","pages":"Pages 339-348"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141996637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanneke J.W. Verboom, Peter J.J. Goossens, Sanne M. Hendriks, Bart Geerling
{"title":"Women’s Experiences With a Pregnancy Relapse Prevention Plan to Prevent Mental Health Symptom Relapse","authors":"Hanneke J.W. Verboom, Peter J.J. Goossens, Sanne M. Hendriks, Bart Geerling","doi":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To describe the experiences of women with a mental health diagnosis with making and using a pregnancy relapse prevention plan (PRPP) in an effort to prevent mental health symptom relapse during the period of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Qualitative design with a phenomenological approach.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Participants were recruited from an outpatient clinic within a “psychiatry and pregnancy” mental health institute in the Netherlands.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Twelve women with a mental health diagnosis who gave birth.</div></div><div><h3>Measurements</h3><div>Data were collected by individual semistructured interviews supported by a topic list.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Four categories/themes of findings emerged from the data: <em>Making and Advantage of the PRPP</em>, <em>Using the PRPP</em>, <em>Cooperation</em>, and <em>Care After Childbirth</em>.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Making and using a PRPP provided pregnant women with overview, predictability, and feelings of tranquility on all aspects related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Participants appreciated the support and recognition the PRPP provided. The signal function of the PRPP for all who were involved (professional and nonprofessional caregivers) was described as an added value. Involvement of women’s partners and caretakers was essential. An evaluation afterward is recommended.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":"28 5","pages":"Pages 349-355"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jesse Rattan, Molly B Richardson, Angelina A Toluhi, Henna Budhwani, Vivek V Shukla, Colm P Travers, Jonathan Steen, Martha Wingate, Alan Tita, Janet M Turan, Waldemar A Carlo, Rachel Sinkey
{"title":"A Tool to Help Nurses Provide Health Education on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cardiovascular Health.","authors":"Jesse Rattan, Molly B Richardson, Angelina A Toluhi, Henna Budhwani, Vivek V Shukla, Colm P Travers, Jonathan Steen, Martha Wingate, Alan Tita, Janet M Turan, Waldemar A Carlo, Rachel Sinkey","doi":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nwh.2024.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adverse pregnancy outcomes are associated with poor short- and long-term cardiovascular health. However, patients and their health care providers may not have knowledge of this risk or of the healthful practices that can reduce this risk. Childbirth care can be a pivotal time in the patient-clinician relationship to build awareness and spur prevention planning. As part of the American Heart Association-supported program entitled Providing an Optimized and Empowered Pregnancy for You (P<sup>3</sup>OPPY), our team collaborated with a community advisory board to create a teaching handout about adverse pregnancy outcomes for incorporation into hospital-based postpartum care. This handout can be used by pregnancy and maternity care providers, including postpartum nurses, to provide health education on how adverse pregnancy outcomes can influence risk for future cardiovascular disease and what can be done for prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":39985,"journal":{"name":"Nursing for Women''s Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142376144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}