Nursing for Women's Health

14/02/2025

Laura Gonzalez shared important insights with NWH regarding the inspiration behind her article, "Pediatric Providers’ Perceptions of Their Role in the Early Detection of Postpartum Depression." Watch the video below to learn more!

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Read the full article here: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(24)00253-8/abstract

Dr. Laura Gonzalez discusses the importance of pediatric providers in the early detection and prevention of postpartum depression, emphasizing its impact on mothers, infants, and family dynamics.

06/02/2025

Pediatric health care providers have recognized their role in identifying and addressing maternal depression, but few providers implement screenings in their current practice.

Continue reading at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(24)00253-8/fulltext

05/02/2025

Read Editor Heidi Collins Fantasia's latest editorial about what's new for 2025 in Nursing for Women's Health!

01/02/2025

Clinician education and use of an electronic health record template may improve clinician counseling to parents regarding vitamin D supplementation for human milk–fed infants.

Read more at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(24)00245-9/fulltext

31/01/2025

Women who had pregnancies affected by gestational diabetes mellitus described receiving little breastfeeding information or support from the health care team.

Continue reading at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(24)00252-6/fulltext

16/01/2025

Using a standardized risk assessment tool may help clinicians identify women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and increase rates of referral of at-risk women to genetic counseling.

Read more at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(21)00080-5/fulltext?fbclid=IwY2xjawH0vFpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYNf2UzADbLWL_iOlK6jCG95x8bLqjESGEHmFPm2cCoasVG7uclpamnE7Q_aem_8llxxQ0Shb3OrFv03ooYRw

15/01/2025

Evidence from this literature review supports the premise that prenatal education classes should be routinely incorporated into maternity care in an effort to reduce cesarean birth rates for the low-risk population.

Continue reading at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(21)00079-9/fulltext?fbclid=IwY2xjawH0uxtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbhKG3Uol-tEVpKupoOy3isX07MdyWGurJmIaDxj2jEzNUNwYEaWoygL_Q_aem_AMYmXrvV3L4JLk3WU1VE0w

10/01/2025

Gaps in patient access to language-concordant care identified in this study represent an opportunity to re-engineer postpartum care and health care services more broadly.

Continue reading at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(22)00215-X/fulltext

09/01/2025

Midwife leaders in Nigerian hospitals reveal that women experience physical and verbal abuse, discrimination, and violations of consent and confidentiality as forms of obstetric violence during pregnancy and childbirth.

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03/01/2025

When a grieving patient needed support, a nurse did her very best to provide it.

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28/12/2024

Phantom breast pain/sensation may occur in a small percentage of individuals postmastectomy. Future research should examine preventive therapies and pain treatments and be more explicit in the reporting of diversity characteristics.

Read more at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(22)00222-7/fulltext

26/12/2024

Women can experience posttraumatic growth after trauma, and nurses need to be aware of this possibility to aid in the healing and recovery process.

Continue reading at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(22)00267-7/fulltext

22/12/2024

Current evidence supports the safety and efficacy of the extended duration of IUD use among women.

Read more at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(23)00204-0/fulltext

21/12/2024

Discharge education for patients with adverse pregnancy outcomes can support improved short- and long-term cardiovascular health.

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12/12/2024

Individuals with lean PCOS often feel overlooked by health care professionals because their body mass index is considered healthy.

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11/12/2024

This study examines Thai health care providers’ perceptions of intimate partner violence screening, highlighting its importance, challenges, and strategies for better implementation and support.

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29/11/2024

A certified nurse-midwife describes how the TeamBirth approach has helped open up lines of communication between birthing families and care teams.

Continue reading at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(24)00202-2/fulltext

27/11/2024

It is imperative to provide health education about genetic carrier screening to women during preconception care so that they can make an informed choice about screening.

Read more at: https://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(24)00205-8/fulltext