Checklist for parents planning out-of-hospital births: An evidence-based application
Out-of-hospital births (OHBs) have increased in the United States in recent years. However, available evidence to date shows that OHBs,…
prenatal care
Clinical Topics: Prenatal and Postpartum
Dr. Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos, EdD, WHNP-BC, IBCLC, FAANP, is an assistant professor of nursing at Rutgers University in New Jersey.…
Nurse Midwives Step Up to Provide Prenatal Care After Two Rural Hospitals Shutter Birthing Centers
Midwives can provide many other types of care for women and for babies.
Prenatal supplements fall woefully short in providing crucial nutrition during pregnancy – and most women don’t even know it
If there’s one thing doctors agree on, it’s that all of their pregnant patients should take prenatal supplements. As a…
Strategies for effective group prenatal care with pregnant adolescents
Managing the prenatal care of adolescents is both challenging and rewarding. Given adolescents’ developmental needs, group prenatal care (GPC) such…