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Call for papers: Maternal mental health
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is excited to launch a new collection which aims to bring together research on maternal mental health and mood during the perinatal period.
Guest Editors: Maggie Redshaw and Karen Wynter
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We are recruiting new Editorial Board members
We are now recruiting Associate Editors for our Editorial Board to join our team of academic editors in assessing manuscripts in the field of pregnancy and childbirth.
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Causes of preterm and low birth weight neonatal mortality in a rural community in Kenya: evidence from verbal and social autopsy
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Impact of domestic violence against pregnant women in Minia governorate, Egypt: a cross sectional study
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Circulating angiogenic factors and HIV among pregnant women in Zambia: a nested case–control study
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Health behaviours in 131,182 UK women planning pregnancy
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Responses to gestational weight management guidance: a thematic analysis of comments made by women in online parenting forums
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Teenage pregnancy: the impact of maternal adolescent childbearing and older sister’s teenage pregnancy on a younger sister
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A translational approach to studying preterm labour
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“My midwife said that having a glass of red wine was actually better for the baby”: a focus group study of women and their partner’s knowledge and experiences relating to alcohol consumption in pregnancy
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Physical activity in pregnancy: a qualitative study of the beliefs of overweight and obese pregnant women
Aims and scope
BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. The journal welcomes submissions on the biomedical aspects of pregnancy, breastfeeding, labor, maternal health, maternity care, trends and sociological aspects of pregnancy and childbirth.
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