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Decreasing Barriers to Research Utilization Among Labor and Delivery Nurses.

Nurs Res

November 2019

Lisa Heelan-Fancher, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, is Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Emily J. Jones, PhD, RNC-Ob, is Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Joyce K. Edmonds, PhD, MPH, RN, is Associate Professor, Boston College Cornell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Background: Intermittent fetal monitoring (IFM) is a recommended strategy for intrapartum fetal heart rate assessment in low-risk pregnancies; however, this "high touch, low tech" approach is underutilized.

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the relationships between labor and delivery nurses' intellectual capital and their perceptions of barriers to research utilization in the work setting.

Methods: A cross-sectional correlational design using data derived from a larger study of labor and delivery nurses (N = 248) was used.

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Smoking cessation during pregnancy: a population-based study.

Rev Saude Publica

December 2018

Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Medicina Social. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiología. Pelotas, RS, Brasil.

Objective: To measure the prevalence of smoking cessation during pregnancy and to identify factors associated with its occurrence.

Methods: The present survey included all puerperal women living in the municipality of Rio Grande, RS, whose birth occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2013. A single standardized questionnaire was applied, in the hospital, within 48 hours of delivery.

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