Factors Associated with Maternal Engagement in Infant Care When Mothers Use Substances.

Introduction: Mothers who use substances can play a key role in the treatment and care of their infants. However, challenges exist to engaging these mothers in the care of their infant. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with maternal engagement in infant care when mothers are experiencing substance use disorders.

Provider Characteristics That Hinder Relationships with Black Women in the Perinatal Period.

Black women have often reported challenges in their relationships with health care providers during the perinatal period. This study synthesized the findings of qualitative studies to describe health care providers' characteristics that hinder therapeutic relationships with Black women in the perinatal period. A systematic search was conducted and findings from 12 qualitative studies were synthesized using a thematic synthesis approach.

Descriptions of Maternal Mortality From Nurses Who Practice in Perinatal Settings.

Objective: To explore nurses' descriptions of maternal mortality when caring for women in the perinatal period in Indiana.

Design: A qualitative descriptive approach was used to produce nurses' descriptions of maternal mortality.

Setting/participants: Convenience sample of 16 nurses recruited from the Indiana Section of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.

Provider Characteristics Associated with Trust When Caring for Women Experiencing Substance Use Disorders in the Perinatal Period.

Introduction: Women experiencing substance use disorders (SUD) have often reported challenges in their relationships with health care providers during the perinatal period that served as a barrier to care. Establishing trust is an important aspect in forming positive relationships. The purpose of this study was to identify provider characteristics associated with the development of trust when caring for women experiencing SUD during the perinatal period.

Nurses' Descriptions of Interactions When Caring for Women With Perinatal Substance Use Disorders and Their Infants.

The purpose of this review is to describe health care interactions between nurses and women with perinatal substance use disorders, including interactions with their infants from the perspective of the nurses. Findings from 11 qualitative inclusion articles were synthesized using a metasummary approach. The majority of articles showed that nurses experience problematic interactions when providing care to women with perinatal substance use disorders and their infants, although some results indicated that some nurses engage in interactions that are assuring.