The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing is a bimonthly peer-reviewed nursing journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins covering topics in maternal, neonatal, midwifery, pediatric nursing and women's health. It has an impact factor of 1.510. Each issue features clinically relevant articles on disease, health promotion, patient behavior, physiology/pathophysiology and evidence-based practices. The editor-in-chief is Kathleen R. Simpson and it is published in Hagerstown, MD with an annual individual subscription rate ranging from $98-215 depending on location.

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2. By:
Mr. Veeresh Kademani.
1st Year M.sc [N].
SDMIONS,Dharwad.

3. • Name of the journal : The American Journal of
Maternal / Child Nursing
• Acronym [if any] : MCN
• Publisher Name : -Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
-Wolters Kluwer.
• p-ISSN ( Print ) : 0361-929X.
• Online e-ISSN : 1539-0683.
• Editor in chief : Kathleen R. Simpson

4. • Publication Place : Hagerstown, MD, United States
• Address : LWW Business Offices
Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
• Email : KRSimpson@prodigy.net
• Website :www.lww.com
• Phone Numbers : 215-521-8300

5. • Periodicity
[Frequency of Publication] : Bimonthly
• Number of Issues Per Year : 6
• Volume : 45
• Month(s) of Publication : February, April, June, August,
October, December.
• Impact Factor : 1.510
• Type Of Journal : Pre-Paid

6.  Kathleen R. Simpson
Ellise D. Adams
Judy A. Beal
Lynn Clark Callister
Kathleen Leask
Capitulo
Carmen Giurgescu
Laura L. Hayman
Eileen T. Lake
Terri H. Lipman
Karen H. Morin
Nancy O’Brien-Abel
Arwa Oweis
Annie J. Rohan
Cheryl Roth
Diane L. Spatz

7. INTRODUCTION :
• MCN's mission is to provide the most
timely, relevant information to nurses
practicing in perinatal, neonatal,
midwifery, and pediatric specialities.
• MCN is a peer-reviewed journal that
meets its mission by publishing clinically
relevant practice and research
manuscripts aimed at assisting nurses
toward evidence-based practice.

8. JOURNAL FOCUSES ON:
MCN focuses on today's major issues and high priority
problems in maternal/child nursing, women's health, and
family nursing with extensive coverage of advanced practice
healthcare issues relating to infants and young children.
TOPICS COVERED BY THE JOURNAL :
Each issue features peer-reviewed, clinically relevant articles.
Coverage includes updates on:
 Disease and related care
 Ideas on health promotion
 Insights into patient and family behavior
 Discoveries in physiology and pathophysiology
 Clinical investigations
 Research manuscripts that assist nurses toward evidence-
based practices.

9. • Walking on Eggshells : An Update on the Sigmatizing of
Teen Mothers
Lee Smith Battle.
• Preterm Labor and Birth : A Clinical Review
Griggs, Kellie M. at al.
• Mothers Who Engage in Long –Term Informal Milk
Sharing
McNally, Spatz, Diane L.
• Timing of Prenatal Care Initiation and Psychological
Wellbeing In Black Women
Wong, Ana C, Alexandra L.

10. • Pain And Depression Symptoms During The Third
Trimester Of Pregnancy
Vignato, Yelena, McCarthy,at al.
• Breastfeeding Monitoring Improves Maternal Self-
efficacy and Satisfaction
Ahmed, Azza H, Ali M.
• Connecting with Families through Virtual Perinatal
Education during The COVID -19 Pandemic
Francine, DeMarco, Kathleen, Elizabeth.

11. HOT TOPICS IN MATERNITY NURSING
“ Empowering Women to Recognize Maternal
Warning Signs ”
- Molly M. Killion.
HOT TOPICS IN PAEDIATRIC NURSING
“ Childhood Food Insecurity ”
- Judy A.
BREASTFEEDING
“ Disparities in Breastfeeding and Use of Pasteuriz
Donor
Human Milk ”

12. GLOBAL HEALTH AND NURSING
“ Promoting child and adolescent health ”
- Lynn Clark Callister.
TOWARD EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
• “ Toward Evidence-based Practice Column ”
- Annie J. Rohan.
PERINATAL PATIENT SAFETY COLUMN
“ Labor Dystocia ”
- Kathleen Rice Simpson

13. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS:-
(6 COPIES PER YEAR)
• US: USD$98.00
• Canada: $116.00
• UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand: $131.00
• Rest Of The World: $215.00 + shipping charges
extra.
• Single copies are $146.00.