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Background
Independent prescribing by nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals is diversifying into a variety of healthcare settings as pressures mount on existing resources. Primary care was an early adopter of prescribing by non‐medical professionals with resulting improvements in accessibility and flexibility of services but also noted barriers. Exploring existing prescribing activity...
Aim
To critically appraise and synthesise the current evidence related to the advanced practice nurse (APN) in the children and young people's healthcare setting.
Background
A complex landscape of demand and change has influenced the healthcare delivery for children and young people. In the United Kingdom and internationally, governments have endorsed the need for workforce innovation with APN...
Background
Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a multisystem disorder resulting from exposure to maternal addictive substance use in pregnancy. Withdrawal is characterized by neonatal tremors, feeding difficulties, and sleep disruption. The aim of this systematic review is to explore the nonpharmacological management of infants at risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome after prenatal exposure.
Methods...
Background
Breastfeeding rates are typically low for women with a substance‐use disorder. This is despite the specific benefits of breastfeeding to alleviate the severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the well‐documented generic advantages. This study explored the feasibility of in‐hospital, tailored breastfeeding support for the substance‐exposed mother and baby.
Methods
This was a mixed‐methods...
international guidelines recommend the promotion and protection of breastfeeding for the substance exposed mother and baby. Yet few studies have explored the facilitators, moderators and barriers to successful breastfeeding for women enrolled on opiate maintenance treatment, or suggested targeted support strategies. The aim of this study was to explore the views of women with opiate dependence on...
BackgroundMany women from socially disadvantaged groups discontinue breastfeeding in the early postnatal period before lactation is fully established. This suggests that existing health service practices do not adequately meet the breastfeeding support needs of this population. The aim of this meta‐synthesis is to review the literature exploring how women from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds...
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