Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN
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This article reviews research on the adaptation and transition to motherhood for women who adopt children, with the goal of identifying implications for clinical practice. Relevant articles focusing on the early transitions to adoptive motherhood were identified by searching electronic databases. ⋯ Overall, the process of adaptation to motherhood was very similar, but adoptive parents reported unique emotions and concerns in the transition to parenthood. By understanding these findings, nurses can help support adoptive mothers' continued success in navigating stressful and uncertain paths to motherhood.
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J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs · Nov 2006
Comparative StudyFurther development of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised.
To describe the newly developed item coding and computation of the total score for the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised along with recommended cutoff points. ⋯ A cutoff score of 10.5 is recommended when using the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised during pregnancy. Further research needs to be conducted on recommended cutoff scores for use of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised during the postpartum period.
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J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs · Nov 2006
The nurses' experience of barriers to safe practice in the neonatal intensive care unit in Thailand.
To describe barriers nurses experienced in providing safe practice in the neonatal intensive care unit and to investigate area of errors commonly affected when nurses confronted the barriers. ⋯ A focus on management of the potential barriers in a system-related human error approach could prevent and intercept future errors in this vulnerable population.
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Using reliable and valid measurements of mothering can enhance clinicians' and researchers' ability to identify problematic patterns that pose risks to the health of mothers and infants during the first postpartum year. A critical review of observational and self-report instruments for measuring components of mothering is presented. Positive indicators of mothering are discussed, and implications for intervention and referral for problematic aspects of mothering are suggested.
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The objective of this study was to understand the experience of a pregnant woman with needle phobia and examine its impact on her antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum experience. A case study format was employed. ⋯ Three tasks during pregnancy were identified: seeking trusting relationships with health care providers; establishing and maintaining control and understanding; and coping with fear of needles, pain, and invasion. As frequent caregivers during childbearing, nurses with an understanding of needle phobia can help to establish trusting relationships with women with this phobia and support them and their families during childbearing and their encounters with needles.