Maternal-foetal attachment during early pregnancy in Taiwanese women pregnant by in vitro fertilization.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate maternal-foetal attachment at 9, 12 and 20 weeks gestation and to identify factors that influenced maternal-foetal attachment in Taiwanese women who conceived by in vitro fertilization.

Background: Development of maternal-foetal attachment is an important part of taking on the maternal role. However, evidence about maternal-foetal attachment after assisted conception is inconclusive.

Demystifying the OR for baccalaureate nursing students.

Students in baccalaureate nursing programs often receive minimal exposure to specialty areas such as perioperative nursing, and new nurses may therefore fail to consider perioperative nursing as a potential practice area. Instructors from one college of nursing partnered with local hospitals to develop a program to introduce baccalaureate nursing students to the perioperative nursing specialty. This partnership program had positive outcomes for the college, the health care facilities, and the students.

Mothers' experiences of labor support: exploration of qualitative research.

Objective: To review and synthesize qualitative research studies of women's perceptions of professional labor support.

Data Sources: Journal articles dated from 1990 to 2001. Search terms included labor support, labor and delivery, childbirth, birth, and caring during labor.