Browsing Sigma Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy (MCHNLA) by Posting Date
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Keeping women and their infants together during the recovery phase following cesarean section
(2011-10-17)[Invited Poster or Paper Session] (Please contact the primary investigator for more information about this study.) -
East African Somali Speaking Women of Childbearing Age: Access to Early Prenatal Healthcare
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Background: When East African Somali Speaking Women (EASSWs) of Childbearing age migrate from Africa to the USA, they resist the Western perception that medicine has the power to prevent, control, ... -
Factors influencing failure to comply with follow-up care for high-risk newborns
(2013-12-19)Poster presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013, Saturday, November 16, 2013: At a large academic children's hospital in the South over 50% of the NICU babies were not returning Newborn Follow-up clinic for their appointments. ... -
Development of a Neonatal Nursing Handbook
(2013-12-19)Poster presented on: Saturday, November 16, 2013, Sunday, November 17, 2013: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is expanding and transitioning into a higher acuity facility within the ... -
Mama Care: An innovative care model for pregnant women with a prenatally diagnosed birth defect
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how an adaptation of the Centering Pregnancy Model of group prenatal care, Mama Care, is being ... -
Bereavement program for the perinatal loss patient and family
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Nurses in maternal-child nursing practice are periodically faced with the challenging situation of providing care for patients' ... -
Early skin-to-skin in the operating room following cesarean birth
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: World Health Organization (WHO) and The United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) have identified "Ten Steps to Successful ... -
Keeping skin in the game: Bringing awareness to neonatal skin injuries
(2016-03-21)The purpose of this project is to increase awareness of the broad range of neonatal skin injuries and to improve documentation of those injuries in a level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). -
The golden hour: Early initiation of breastfeeding
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Breastfeeding in the first hour of life is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is listed as step four of the ... -
Field birth: A video program and resource website for care providers of newborns delivered outside of the hospital
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Introduction: Despite the rise in planned and unplanned home and field births, the opportunities and resources for pre-hospital care providers ... -
Improving developmental care provided by patient care assistants to prevent developmental regression during acute hospital admission
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: As healthcare rapidly changes, organizations large and small are adapting the structure of their inpatient and outpatient service ... -
Implementation and evaluation of transitioning newborns at the bedside Maternal-Child Leadership Project
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Traditionally, mothers and babies are separated after birth. However, strong evidence exists that immediate skin-to-skin contact ... -
A pilot exploring integration of a home visiting public health nurse into a pediatric medical home team
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Introduction/Background: Mounting evidence shows that home visiting programs can decrease health disparities; reduce hospitalizations and ... -
Increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates in a predominantly African-American patient population
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Exclusive breastfeeding provides infants with ideal nutrition as well as optimal health and developmental outcomes. Human milk ... -
Promoting couplet caring within a maternal-newborn unit
(2017-10-17)Perinatal Core Measure 5 continues to fall below the benchmark at a large community hospital in South Central Pennsylvania. The goal of the project was to increase the time mothers and newborns spend together during their ... -
Effectiveness of using the peanut ball to shorten the first- and second-stage of labor
(2017-10-17)This study will show how the using the peanut ball, may decrease the length of the first and second stage of labor. Based on prior studies frequent repositioning, along with the use of the peanut ball in various positions ... -
A nurse practitioner-led, community-based project to improve the oral health of preschool children
(2017-10-17)Participants will learn how to form an interprofessional team for the purpose of community service learning. This poster provides an example of how to bring academic providers, students and community together to increase ... -
Identification and referral of women experiencing postpartum depression
(2017-10-17)The purpose of this presentation is to initiate post-partum depression screening in the Obstetric/Gynecology and Pediatric offices for the delivered maternal clients. Implement the screening into the office process along ... -
Implementation of education to insert PICC at bedside: Insertion attempts, cost, and interventional radiology utilization
(2017-10-17)To determine whether formal annual training in PICC placement will reduce the number of PICC line insertion attempts, cost, and need for Interventional Radiology utilization. We will conduct a retrospective chart review ... -
CAMP: Care for addicted mothers program
(2017-10-17)The current opioid crisis is affecting not only pregnant patients, but also their newborn infants. This project involved implementing a prenatal screening tool for early identification of maternal drug use, conducting a ...