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Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

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Bouressa D. 2013. Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (Bilingual Nurse Advocate): Final report and abstract. Nashville, TN: Saint Thomas Health Services Fund, Baptist Hospital, 3 files.

Annotation: This report describes the 2008-2013 project to address Spanish language and culture barriers between Spanish-speaking women and their obstetric health care providers at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, through the development of a Bilingual Nurse Advocate (BNA) program. Contents include goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, publications and products produced, dissemination and utilization of results, as well as future plans and sustainability. Appendices include Spanish language samples of publications developed during the program [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Cultural competence, Final reports, Language barriers, Nurses, Obstetrical nursing, Patient advocacy, Pregnant women, Spanish language materials

Wheeler L. 2002. Nurse-midwifery handbook: A practical guide to prenatal and postpartum care. (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 443 pp.

Annotation: This book addresses care by nurses and midwives in the preconception, prenatal, and postpartum stages and offers suggestions on the addition of holistic care. Topics include health education, nutrition, physical examinations, laboratory and diagnostic tests, the transition to parenthood, breastfeeding, contraception, and general health issues for women. Patient education materials, sample forms and charts, and guidelines for providing culturally competent care are included in the appendices. An index concludes the book.

Contact: Wolters Kluwer Health, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, P.O. Box 1620, Hagerstown, MD 21741, Telephone: (800) 638-3030 Secondary Telephone: (301) 223-23000 Fax: (301) 223-2400 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.lww.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-7817-2929-7.

Keywords: Educational materials, Manuals, Midwifery, Nursing education, Nursing specialties, Obstetrical nursing, Postpartum care, Preconception care, Prenatal care

Nurses' Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Committee on Practice. 1991. Facilitating breastfeeding. Washington, DC: Nurses' Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 12 pp. (OGN nursing practice resource)

Annotation: This nursing practice resource guide focuses on facilitating breastfeeding. The introduction highlights the importance of being culturally sensitive to the sources of support for new mothers and their disposition to breastfeeding. Sections are included on the advantages of breastfeeding, anatomy and physiology of lactation, initiation and maintenance of lactation, neonatal factors that affect breastfeeding, common postpartum problems, the cesarean birth mother, behaviors that support breastfeeding, and protocols for supporting breastfeeding.

Contact: Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, 2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 261-2400 Secondary Telephone: (800) 673-8499 Fax: (202) 728-0575 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/ $6.00, $30.00 for six copies (order number R18).

Keywords: Breast engorgement, Breastfeeding promotion, Mastitis, Obstetrical nursing

New York Medical College, Graduate School of Nursing, Department of Maternity Nursing and Nursing Midwifery and U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Regions I, II, III, and V, Maternal and Child Health Service. 1970. Evolving patterns for nursing in health care for mothers and children: The first Mutiregional Conference of Maternity and Infant Care and Children and Youth Project Nurses—Summary of proceedings. New York, NY: New York Medical College, Graduate School of Nursing, 55 pp.

Avellar EC, Harris A, Lewis A, Sheckler C. 1966. The use of nurse obstetric assistants in a rural county hospital maternity and newborn program: A demonstration project conducted by the Madera County Health Department and County Hospital in cooperation with the California State Department of Public Health. [Sacramento, CA]: California State Department of Public Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, 52 pp.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health. 1962. Maternal and child health services in Boston: Report of a study. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health, 98 pp.

   

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.