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World Contraception Day 2023

World Contraception Day (WCD) takes place on September 26th every year to improve awareness of contraceptive methods and enable all people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.

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NEW: Weight stigma in pregnancy and postpartum

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Female athletes in pregnancy and postpartum

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Safety and complications of cesarean birth in resource-limited settings

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Respectful maternity care

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Dietary treatment postpartum in women with obesity reduces weight and prevents weight gain: a randomised controlled trial

Authors: Elisabeth A. Øhman, Maria Fossli, Inger Ottestad, Kirsten B. Holven, Stine M. Ulven, Beate F. Løland and Hilde K. Brekke

Content type: Research 26 September 2023
Informed choice and routinization of the second-trimester anomaly scan: a national cohort study in the Netherlands

Authors: Eline E.R. Lust, Kim Bronsgeest, Lidewij Henneman, Neeltje Crombag, Caterina M. Bilardo, Elsbeth H. van Vliet-Lachotzki, Robert-Jan H. Galjaard, Esther Sikkel, Monique C. Haak and Mireille N. Bekker

Content type: Research 26 September 2023
A secondary analysis of the factors associated with women´s adequate utilization of antenatal care services during their last pregnancy in Uganda

Authors: Moses Festo Towongo, Enock Ngome, Kannan Navaneetham and Gobopamang Letamo

Content type: Research 26 September 2023
Recurrent endometrial atypical hyperplasia diagnosed by pathological examination of the placenta from a live birth: a case report

Authors: Weilu Wu, Wei Wang and Juan Zou

Content type: Case Report 25 September 2023
Association of stress on eating competence in mothers during pregnancy and six months postpartum

Authors: Ghasem Pour Sara, Mansoor Ryesa, Akhmadjonova Muzayyana, S. Faith Myles, Lipsky Leah, Nansel Tonja, S. Burger Kyle, Anna Maria Siega-Riz and E. Grace Shearrer

Content type: Research 23 September 2023

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Teenage pregnancy: the impact of maternal adolescent childbearing and older sister’s teenage pregnancy on a younger sister

Authors: Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Leslie L. Roos and Nathan C. Nickel

Content type: Research article 25 May 2016
“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

Authors: Fiona Crawford-Williams, Mary Steen, Adrian Esterman, Andrea Fielder and Antonina Mikocka-Walus

Content type: Research article 1 April 2015
Correlation study between increased fetal movement during the third trimester and neonatal outcome

Authors: Cuiqin Huang, Wei Han and Yajing Fan

Content type: Research article 4 December 2019
Responses to gestational weight management guidance: a thematic analysis of comments made by women in online parenting forums

Authors: Madelynne A Arden, Alexandra MS Duxbury and Hora Soltani

Content type: Research article 30 June 2014
A translational approach to studying preterm labour

Authors: Rachel Marie Tribe

Content type: Proceedings 1 June 2007

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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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World Contraception Day 2023

Collections open to submissions

NEW: Weight stigma in pregnancy and postpartum

Female athletes in pregnancy and postpartum

Safety and complications of cesarean birth in resource-limited settings

Respectful maternity care

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Dietary treatment postpartum in women with obesity reduces weight and prevents weight gain: a randomised controlled trial

Informed choice and routinization of the second-trimester anomaly scan: a national cohort study in the Netherlands

A secondary analysis of the factors associated with women´s adequate utilization of antenatal care services during their last pregnancy in Uganda

Recurrent endometrial atypical hyperplasia diagnosed by pathological examination of the placenta from a live birth: a case report

Association of stress on eating competence in mothers during pregnancy and six months postpartum

Teenage pregnancy: the impact of maternal adolescent childbearing and older sister’s teenage pregnancy on a younger sister

“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

Correlation study between increased fetal movement during the third trimester and neonatal outcome

Responses to gestational weight management guidance: a thematic analysis of comments made by women in online parenting forums

A translational approach to studying preterm labour

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