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100			_aTucker, Janet Adams
240			_aThe American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing / _hJuly/ August 2024
245			_aLaborsupport during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States / _cJanet Adams Tucker, Melody Waller, Kate Fouquier, Melanie Fant, and Sarah Rhoads
300			_aVol 49 (4) pages 204-210 : _billustrations ; _c27 cm
500			_aAbstract Purpose: To describe the experiences of registered nurses and certified nurse midwives who provided labor suppo and care in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design and Methods: A descriptive, qualitative approach was used to explore nurses' and midwives' perceptions via in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed via thematic analysis. Results: Thirteen nurses, four of whom were also midwives, participated in semi-structured in-terviews. All provided care during the first 9 months of the pandemic and represented seven states across the Unite States. The analysis revealed an overarching theme, A New World but still a Celebration. This overarching theme encompasses participants' accounts of trying to provide the same support, presence, and celebration while dealing with constant policy changes, the impact of limited family presence in labor, and their own fears and risks. Four sus themes were identified: The Impact of Nursing during COVID-19; Challenges, Changes, and Consequences; Unexpected Benefits; and The Cost. Clinical Implications: The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw unprecedenter challenges for nurses. Practice changes due to these changing policies had negative and positive effects. Negative| practices affected family support, decreased interprofessional collaboration, and caused shorter hospital stays for new mothers. Some positive aspects of practice changes included additional time for mother-newborn bonding due to restrictive visitation policies, increased initiation of breastfeeding, and focused patient education. Nurses across the United States are still coping with practice changes from the pandemic. Our study highlights the need to suppor nurses in adapting care in the midst of practice changes.
650			_aCovid-19
650			_aMaternal-child nursing
650			_aObstetric labor
650			_aQualitative research
700			_aWaller, Melody
700			_aFouquier, Kate
700			_aFant, Melanie
700			_aRhoads, Sarah
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