To explore how women who used substances during the perinatal period perceived the care they received from interprofessional perinatal care providers.

The authors describe four important strategies to improve women's mental health during the perinatal period and across the life course.

To describe the mental health experiences of Muslim American women in the perinatal period.

Dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER) is a dysregulation of emotions (dysphoria) that can occur during the milk ejection reflex and during breastfeeding or expressing breast milk. Symptoms of D-MER present suddenly and can include hopelessness, sadness, nervousness, irritability, nausea, dread, palpitations, and a hollow feeling in the stomach. Although D-MER was first reported in 2007, it remains understudied to date and should not be confused with postnatal depression or anxiety disorders. Knowing that they are experiencing symptoms of a named condition is very supportive for women who experience D-MER. It is important that health care professionals who interact with the breastfeeding dyad be aware of D-MER so they can provide supportive care, manage symptoms, and protect the breastfeeding relationship. In this article, we describe the case of a woman who experienced D-MER while she breastfed her newborn.

To more clearly understand the use of stigmatizing and nonstigmatizing language in electronic health records in hospital birth settings and to broaden the understanding of discrimination and implicit bias in clinical care.

To test the feasibility and acceptability of We See You, Sis, a therapeutically grounded virtual sister circle intervention for Black women with depression symptoms.

The author describes a lifespan-based approach to understanding maternal depression and the statistical considerations essential for evaluating interventions.

To examine whether coping styles moderate the relationship between nursing stress and mental health in NICU nurses.

To examine patient-provider nutrition conversations at initial prenatal visits.

Menopause is a process of hormonal changes that typically starts in a woman's mid- to late 40s and is associated with an increased risk of depression. However, whether the association is truly causal or purely correlational has been disputed for decades. In this column, I review the evidence on the associations between menopause and depression symptoms and diagnoses, the controversy, and the implications for research and practice. I conclude with information from professional organizations, but there are noted gaps in mental health resources for menopause.

The guest editors for this series describe the importance of a life course perspective to women's mental health and introduce the articles in the issue.

The author challenges women's mental health researchers to critically examine the categories of race available for research participants, surveillance data, and medical records.

To assess consent rates and reasons for refusing consent after the introduction of peer navigators into the Outcomes of Babies With Opioid Exposure (OBOE) Study.

To explore and describe perceptions of provider inquiry regarding housing status among pregnant women experiencing housing instability.

To translate the Gynecological Cancers Awareness Scale (GCAS) into Chinese and validate its reliability and validity in assessing awareness of gynecologic cancer prevention and treatment among women in China.

To develop a deeper understanding of the health care experiences of women of color affected by severe maternal morbidity (SMM) or birth complications in the United States and opportunities to improve the delivery of maternal health care.

To explore what is currently known about women's breastfeeding experiences associated with maternity care in facilities that implement policies supported by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI).

To explore expectations and perspectives related to infant feeding of their first child among rural women.

In this case report, we describe a successful unplanned vaginal breech birth (VBB) for a primigravid woman who presented to the hospital in labor. This woman transferred to our hospital from an attempted home birth and was highly motivated to achieve a vaginal birth. The staff were recently trained on the provision of physiologic breech birth support, and after receiving informed consent, they facilitated a successful VBB. Planned VBB services are largely unavailable in the United States. Offering women the option to undergo VBB involves screening for good candidates, obtaining informed consent, and ensuring the availability of clinically skilled birth attendants and staff who can provide support and emergency management. The increased availability of physiologic VBB training programs and simulation experiences may enhance collaboration among nurses, midwives, and physicians and facilitate the support of VBB in hospital settings. The purpose of this report is to describe how physiologic VBB care may increase options for women and improve positive maternal and neonatal outcomes.

To identify nurse perceptions of barriers to performing recommended infection prevention and control practices in labor and delivery to inform future resources tailored to this setting.