MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Freda, Margaret Comerford

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):5, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366801.80917.62

Some of MCN's columns are expanding to provide you with even more comprehensive information.

Krowchuk, Heidi V.; Lane, Susan H.; Twaddell, Jennifer W.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):6-7, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366802.88540.54

It's all the rage: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter. Is it now time for us to work with our patients through social networking sites?

Brethauer, Margaret; Carey, Lynn

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):8-14, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366803.88540.1d

These nurses wanted to know what happens to mothers who are sent home with a baby with jaundice. What do they experience? What do they need?

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Gresham, Deborah D.; Braunlin, Jeri Lynn; Vuckovich, Susan K.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):18-23, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366805.73293.2c

Women with high risk conditions such as neurofibromatosis require specialized, coordinated care during pregnancy and postpartum. Read about how this CNS planned nursing care for the optimal health of this mother and child.

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Adams, Ellise D.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):26-32, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366807.67455.de

Those of us who work in pediatrics are used to dealing with male patients, but for the perinatal nurse, specifically the nurse in obstetrics, what happens when the pregnant patient is a man? Ms. Adams has carefully described the new world situation of transmen having babies so you will know what to do when a similar patient arrives at your unit.

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Barilla, Dora; Marshak, Helen Hopp; Anderson, S. Eric; Hopp, Joyce W.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):33-39, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366808.75079.cc

Newborn hospital readmission is a major problem in our healthcare system. Can it be avoided by more careful attention to the new maternal/infant dyad in the home postpartum?

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STEVENS, JOANNE B.; HAYES, CASSANDRA

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):40-46, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366809.52208.60

Young women in college are often targeted for egg donation in college newspapers. These nurses wanted to know what average college-age women know about that topic.

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Khresheh, Reham; Barclay, Lesley

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):47-51, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366810.52208.b6

We take it for granted in the US — women have family or friends to support them during labor if they so choose. Not so in other countries. Dr. Khresheh provides a compelling research argument in the women's own words about why family support is desirable.

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Vick, Judith W.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):52-57, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366811.59832.ba

These nurses set up a program to help teach parents about child safety seats. Learn how you can do the same.

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MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):15-16, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366804.65670.6e

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):24-25, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366806.67455.97

Morin, Karen H.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):58, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366812.97950.87

This nutrition column starts 2010 with a new title and new focus. Dr. Morin will now write about all aspects of maternal/child nutrition, and in this first column she tells us about the Institute of Medicine's newly revised pregnancy weight gain guidelines.

McCartney, Patricia R.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):59, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366813.05574.c9

Dr. McCartney starts this new year by completely altering her ongoing column. From now on she will focus on all aspects of Health Information Technology to help inform MCN's readers about all the many things they need to know in a new age of information.

Lewis, Judith A.; Hayman, Laura L.

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):60-62, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366814.82702.38

Experts suggest how 6 research articles can be used in nursing practice.

Callister, Lynn Clark

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):63, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366815.82702.71

Bolivia has some of the worst child and maternal mortality statistics in Latin America. Learn what is happening there to address these problems.

Simpson, Kathleen Rice

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 35(1):64, January/February 2010.

doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000366816.90326.6b

This column teaches you some of the items that National Quality Forum is focusing on for safe perinatal care. Dr. Simpson has been an integral part of this process.