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  • Practice Guidelines

    American Academy of Nursing on policy: Reducing preterm births in the United States: Maternal infant health, child, adolescent and family, and women's health expert panels

    Nursing Outlook
    Vol. 66Issue 5p499–504Published in issue: September, 2018
    • Carole Kenner
    • Kristin Ashford
    • Lina Kurdahi Badr
    • Beth Black
    • Joan Bloch
    • Rosalie Mainous
    • and others
    Cited in Scopus: 1
      The rising rates of preterm birth (PTB) (less than 37 completed weeks gestation) in the United States is an urgent population/public health issue. Education of the healthcare workforce, policy makers and the public on risk factors for prematurity, and identification of strategies to counter the rising rate of PTB is critical. This policy brief illustrates the problem and sets forth policy recommendations to reduce prematurity rates.
    • Practice Guidelines

      African-American mothers' persistent excessive maternal death rates

      Nursing Outlook
      Vol. 66Issue 3p316–318Published online: March 22, 2018
      • Linda C. Amankwaa
      • Kathie Records
      • Carole Kenner
      • Gayle Roux
      • Susan E. Stone
      • Deborah S. Walker
      Cited in Scopus: 11
        “Maternal health has significantly improved in the 21st century, but too many women continue to die or suffer severe pregnancy complications every year” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). African-American mothers in the United States die more often than their counterparts during childbirth and delivery. Research findings highlight disparity among African-American mothers as it relates to childbearing (Research overview of maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States). A focus on disparities during childbearing has been a national priority with federal support programs directed toward improving the health disparities of Maternal and Infant Health (MIH) among disadvantaged populations ( https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/pqc.htm ).

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