Mode of delivery in pregnancies with gastroschisis according to delivery institution.

We aim to compare the mode of delivery in pregnancies with gastroschisis delivered in nonacademic institutions with those delivered in an academic center. Chart review from 2008 to 2015 was performed. Cesarean delivery rate (CDR), attempted vaginal delivery rate (AVR), planned cesarean rate (PCR) and adverse neonatal outcomes were compared among pregnancies with gastroschisis delivered in nonacademic hospitals with those delivered in an academic institution.

Quality of Life and African American Women Who are Family Caregivers: A Literature Review with Implications for Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

Purpose: To identify factors affecting the quality of life (QOL) of African American women (AAW) family caregivers of individuals with kidney failure.

Methods: Ferrans' Conceptual Model of QOL provided the framework for this literature review. Included studies were (a) peer- reviewed, (b) published within the last ten years, (c) written in English, and (d) examined QOL of AAW family caregivers.

Physical and Psychological Abuse among Seropositive African American MSM 50 Aged Years and Older.

Little is known about abuse experienced among African American men who have sex with men (MSM) who are 50 years and older. A series of focus groups were conducted to examine perspectives of seropositive African American MSM age 50 years and older who reported experiencing some form of psychological or physical abuse. Thirty African American MSM were divided into four focus groups and four themes emerged: "Fear Being Gay," "No One Else to Love Me," "Nowhere to Turn," and "Sexual Risk & Control.