The Relationship Between Yoga Practice Dosage and Perceived Stress, Anxiety, and Self-reported Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors Who Practice Yoga.

The aim of this anonymous online study was to explore the yoga practice of breast cancer survivors to determine if yoga dosage (frequency and duration of practice) was related to stress, anxiety, and self-reported health in female survivors. Participants were recruited from online breast cancer support groups during a 3-month period (June-September 2019). Demographic information, stage and treatment of breast cancer, and frequency of yoga participation, including a home yoga practice were reported.

"Yes, I can bond." Reflections of autistic women's mothering experiences in the early postpartum period.

Background: Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition affecting communication and social interaction. Much of the research regarding childbirth and motherhood is focused on non-autistic women. Autistic mothers may experience challenges communicating their needs to health care professionals and find aspects of the hospital environment distressing, indicating a need for more informed practice.

Where are nurse-scientists? Academic nursing research at critical crossroads.

Background: Academic nursing research is at a critical impasse after the great retirement and resignation during COVID-19. Sustaining and replenishing senior nurse-scientist faculty that are clinical experts with real-world clinical practice is critical. Leveraging the mission of nursing scholarship within the business of building and sustaining externally funded research enterprises in schools of nursing presents conundrums, especially with persistent nursing faculty vacancies.

Introducing the Postpartum Toolkit: An Examination of the Feasibility, Acceptability and Pilot Efficacy of an Online Clinical Tool to Enhance Postpartum Functioning and Emotional Wellbeing.

During the postpartum period, a birth parent's level of functioning (ability to perform the activities and roles required to maintain wellbeing) is critical in determining the health of parents and their infants. However, existing approaches to support postpartum parents are insufficient, especially in the United States, and these individuals face barriers to care. The utilization of internet-based intervention may be an effective solution allowing access to resources for this population.

Relationships Among Neighborhood Poverty, Access to Healthy Food, and Diabetes Self-Management in Women Who Received Perinatal Nurse Home Visits.

Objective: To examine the relationships among neighborhood poverty, access to healthy food, and diabetes self-management in pregnant women in an urban setting who received perinatal nurse home visits.

Design: Exploratory descriptive secondary analysis of existing individual-level and neighborhood-level data.

Setting: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health over the Life Course: A National Agenda for Research and Action.

Background: Many pregnant people find no bridge to ongoing specialty or primary care after giving birth, even when clinical and social complications of pregnancy signal need. Black, indigenous, and all other women of color are especially harmed by fragmented care and access disparities, coupled with impacts of racism over the life course and in health care.

Methods: We launched the initiative "Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health across the Life Course" in 2018, bringing together patients, advocates, providers, researchers, policymakers, and systems innovators to create a National Agenda for Research and Action.

Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Perinatal Home Visiting in Women with High-Risk Pregnancies.

Introduction: Published research indicates that some perinatal home visiting programs are highly effective. However, there is a dearth of information regarding how these services apply to women experiencing a high-risk pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the potential acceptability of home visiting services within this vulnerable population and identify what services women want.

Promotion of Maternal-Infant Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to disruptions in health care in the perinatal period and women's childbirth experiences. Organizations that represent health care professionals have responded with general practice guidelines for pregnant women, but limited attention has been devoted to mental health in the perinatal period during a pandemic. Evidence suggests that in this context, significant psychological distress may have the potential for long-term psychological harm for mothers and infants.

MSN perceptions of practice-based problems and research-based interventions.

Background: Although faculty design Master of Science in Nursing courses to help students acquire knowledge in practice, evidence gaps exist in the literature. The purpose of this study was to describe problems identified by practicing graduate nursing students, match them with themes from the National Institute of Nursing Research, determine if sufficient published literature exists to guide research-based interventions, and identify gaps.

Method: Using the National Institute's research themes as the framework, 215 de-identified student papers were selected using two courses-a research methods/biostatistics and an ethics course.

High Ambient Temperature and Infant Mortality in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: A Case-Crossover Study.

Objective: To quantify the association between heat and infant mortality and identify factors that influence infant vulnerability to heat.

Methods: We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover analysis of associations between ambient temperature and infant mortality in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the warm months of 2000 through 2015. We used conditional logistic regression models to estimate associations of infant mortality with daily temperatures on the day of death (lag 0) and for averaging periods of 0 to 1 to 0 to 3 days before the day of death.

Maternal Functioning and Depression Scores Improve Significantly With Participation in Visiting Moms® Program.

Postpartum depression is the most common complication of childbearing can affect the entire family unit. Health professionals must strive to identify and develop effective, feasible solutions for women during this critical period. To determine whether postpartum maternal functioning (as measured by the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning) and depression symptoms (as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9) were improved after participation in the Visiting Moms program.

A Practice-Based Research Database to Study Perinatal Nurse Home Visiting to Pregnant Women With Diabetes.

Background And Aims: Accumulation of real-world evidence from practice-based perinatal nurse home visits to pregnant women with diabetes prompted this translational perinatal health disparities research. Given the global diabetes epidemic, this academic-community partnered research team is studying the utilization, processes, and outcomes of this understudied model of perinatal nurse home visiting that provide home-based enhanced diabetes care to pregnant women. Because the nursing records provide the rich source of data for the study, our aim is to provide an in-depth description of the Philadelphia Pregnancy and Diabetes Home Visiting (PPD-HV) research database developed from data in the longitudinal nursing records.

Beyond bus fare: deconstructing prenatal care travel among low-income urban mothers through a mix methods GIS study.

Objective: Guided by critical theory, this study illustrates the value of interpretative mapping to deconstruct bus travel to publicly funded prenatal care in a city marked by health and social inequities.

Methods: This mixed methods study used GIS maps based on 61,305 births to study the known barrier of transportation to prenatal care among urban mothers most at risk for preterm birth.

Results: Among 350 census tracts, 36 census tracts had preterm rates between 25 -36.

Family Care Curriculum: A Parenting Support Program for Families Experiencing Homelessness.

Purpose In the United States, families with children characterize the fastest growing portion of the homeless population. Parenting for families experiencing homelessness presents unique challenges since families facing homelessness are disproportionately more likely to experience a myriad of interpersonal and contextual stressors that heighten the risk of parents engaging in suboptimal parenting approaches. This article describes the development and implementation of the Family Care Curriculum (FCC) train-the-trainer parenting support program specifically designed to support positive parenting in families experiencing homelessness.

Using Geographic Information Systems to Visualize Relationships Between Perinatal Outcomes and Neighborhood Characteristics When Planning Community Interventions.

Objective: To describe maternal morbidity, birth outcomes, and neighborhood characteristics of urban women from a racially segregated city with the use of a geographic information system (GIS).

Design: Exploratory neighborhood-level study. Existing birth certificate data were linked and aggregated to neighborhood-level data for spatial analyses.

Perinatal Nurse Home Visiting Referral Patterns Among Women With Diabetes and Hypertension in Philadelphia.

Objective: To examine access to perinatal nurse home visiting services for high-risk pregnant women who have diabetes or hypertension.

Design: Secondary data analysis.

Setting: Philadelphia, PA.

Exploratory Study of Childbearing Experiences of Women With Asperger Syndrome.

Increasing numbers of girls have been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) over the past two decades; therefore, more women with ASDs are entering the childbearing phase of their lives. Little is known about the childbearing experiences of women with ASDs. This qualitative study describes the childbearing experiences of eight women with Asperger syndrome.

Semantic Assessment of the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning in a Medically Underserved Obstetric Population.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the fitness of the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning (BIMF) for postpartum functional assessment in a low-income obstetric population in medically underserved, Central Georgia (USA).

Design And Methods: Cognitive interviewing, a best practices approach to instrument development and validation, was performed on 24 new mothers.

Findings: The BIMF was comprehensible to this population of disadvantaged women.

Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake and completion as a preventive health measure among female adolescents.

Background: National coverage for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine falls short of the targeted goals for Healthy People 2020 with disparities in completion rates noted in minority adolescent female populations. The purpose of this study was to provide a review of the literature on HPV vaccination uptake and completion rates among female minority adolescents as well as a discussion of the financial and policy dimensions of HPV vaccination with implications that impact uptake and completion rates.

Methods: By reviewing the literature, the authors show that the two human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, have presented unprecedented opportunities to prevent morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer.

Nurse practitioner faculty research: Results from the 2012 National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Survey.

Purpose: To better understand the research capacity and productivity of nurse practitioner (NP) faculty, a study was conducted to describe the types of research that have been and are being completed by National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) members.

Data Sources: A web-based survey was developed with input from members of the NONPF Research Special Interest Group and the NONPF Board. This 23-question survey included demographic, academic degree, NP population focus, and research-related questions.

Feeding tolerance in preterm infants on noninvasive respiratory support.

To evaluate differences in feeding tolerance between infants maintained on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and those receiving high-flow (nasal) cannula (HFC) with or without CPAP. This is a retrospective, cross-sectional study. Two groups of very low-birth-weight infants (750-1500 g) were compared on the basis of respiratory support: (1) infants born between the January 2002 and December 2004 treated with CPAP; and (2) infants born between January 2005 and December 2006 treated with HFC with or without CPAP.

Focusing on maternal health beyond breastfeeding and depression during the first year postpartum.

Nursing experts reviewed publications between 2003 and 2013 to identify practices for the care of women during the recovery year after childbirth. They focused on maternal transition, role and function, and psychosocial support. Findings indicated that clarification of the psychosocial meanings of childbirth and motherhood and family support systems that strengthen or hinder optimal wellness and functioning are needed.

Barriers to optimal social support in the postpartum period.

Objective: To examine the specific barriers to mothers' realization of social support during the first-year postpartum.

Design: A qualitative approach in which social support data were analyzed thematically.

Setting: An urban medical center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.