A Nurse-Navigated, Postpartum Support Text Messaging Intervention: Satisfaction Among Primiparous Women.

More than 50% of maternal deaths in the United States occur during the first year following childbirth. Nearly 40% of these deaths occur between days 1 and 41 of the postpartum period. Historically, women receive less attention from healthcare providers during the postpartum period when compared with the care provided during pregnancy and childbirth.

Write It Out! CPR for the Soul.

Many nurses, although expert caregivers for their patients, often overlook extending this expertise to themselves by neglecting to implement self-care activities to nurture their own well-being. This neglect can precipitate a myriad of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social consequences potentially leading to burnout or even an exit from the nursing profession. Initiating self-care using compassionate purposeful reflection (CPR) journaling, a kind of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the soul, offers an antidote for self-care neglect and can foster self-compassion creating a protective shield against burnout.

Faculty-Led Role-Play Simulation: Going Live to Teach Patient-Centered Care to Nursing Students.

Background: Nursing education of patient-centered care (PCC) principles is recommended to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Role-playing simulations within safe classroom learning environments may increase student competence and confidence in delivering PCC.

Method: This innovative strategy included course faculty brief role-play scenarios.

Healthcare Strategies for Reducing Pregnancy-Related Morbidity and Mortality in the Postpartum Period.

The majority of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States occur in the postpartum period, after a woman gives birth. Many of these deaths are preventable. Researchers and health care providers have been focusing on designing and implementing strategies to eliminate preventable deaths and ethnic and racial disparities.

Parenting perceptions of low-income mothers.

Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to gain understanding of perceptions of low-income pregnant women and mothers about parenting.

Study Design And Methods: Participants were 65 low-income, primarily African American, women in their 20s and 30s who were recruited from a faith-based social service center in Memphis, Tennessee. Interviews were conducted by nursing, social work, and psychology students.