This is the last edition of the Parting Thoughts column that will be written by Jan Kriebs, MSN, CNM, FACNM. Ms Kriebs is an adjunct professor at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her degree in maternal newborn/nurse-midwifery from Yale University. Her awards are reflective of her excellence in, and passion for, midwifery and the care of women. She has been bestowed the March of Dimes National Capital Area Nurse-Midwifery Award, a US Public Health Service Primary Care Policy Fellowship, the ACNM Book of the Year award, and the ACNM Distinguished Service Award. She served as a midwifery and medical student/physician educator for more than 30 years. Most importantly, she has been a Perinatal Editorial Board member since 2000. Her dedication to The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing (JPNN) has known no bounds, and while she will be sorely missed on our Board, I know that Jan will continue to be a strong advocate for JPNN. Thank you Jan.
The article by Dr Kelly Baumgartel et al gives up preliminary guidance to assist researchers with a body of work that includes mothers with hospitalized preterm infants. They provide us with several recommendations to consider when studying this special population. We need to continue to optimize recruitment and retention efforts that examine sleep and other psychological factors among this group.
Dr Mary Butler emphasizes the need to discuss optimal reproductive life planning strategies for decreasing the risk of congenital heart defects and other newborn disorders. The rapidly growth of the science in epigenetics is crucial for us to assist childbearing women to identify their risks for neonatal birth defects. The continuing education article, titled "Exploring Perinatal Nursing Care for Opioid Use Disorder," by the team of Dr Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon highlights potential strategies to improve nursing care of chemically dependent mothers and their infants. These strategies may help us reduce stigma, develop therapeutic relationships with our clients, and improve their outcomes. The article "Prevalence, Incidence, and Persistence of Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and Comorbidity: A Cohort Study Among Women in Havana Cuba" provides us with insights into perinatal mental health in Latin America.
This is our selected topics issue of JPNN, where we feature articles on a range of topics relevant to perinatal and neonatal nursing. Authors have submitted manuscripts on issues such as neurodevelopment outcomes and fathers' experiences in integrated care. We hope that these articles will enrich your knowledge in many areas of practice.
As always, we are grateful to all of our columnists, especially Carole Kenner, our neonatal expert columnist. In her column this issue, she focuses on the nursing workforce and supply chain issues impacting neonatal nursing care globally. We are always looking for new colleagues to join our JPNN community-please reach out to us if you would like to be a reviewer, editorial board member, or submit a manuscript. Thank you!
-Lynette Hamlin, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Perinatal Editor
-Katherine Gregory, PhD, RN, FAAN
Neonatal Editor