Women's and Nurses' Perceptions of Visitor Restrictions After Childbirth During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: To examine the perceptions of labor and delivery (L&D) nurses and childbearing women in the postpartum period regarding a restricted visitor policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: Descriptive mixed-methods survey and open-ended questions.

Setting/local Problem: One hospital in the southwestern United States.

Birth, Postpartum, and Home Experiences of Individuals With Lower Extremity Nerve Injury.

Objective: To explore birth and at-home postpartum experiences of individuals with lower extremity nerve injury (LENI) related to childbirth.

Design: Mixed-methods, descriptive, cross-sectional survey with open-ended questions.

Setting: Closed Facebook support group.

Integrative Review of Lower Extremity Nerve Injury During Vaginal Birth.

Objective: To describe the incidence, health effects, risk factors, and practice implications of lower extremity nerve injury (LENI) related to vaginal births.

Data Sources: We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PubMed from 2000 to 2020 for peer-reviewed published case reports and research studies of LENI related to vaginal births.

Study Selection: We identified 188 potential records, and 20 met inclusion criteria (six research studies and 14 case studies).