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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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Developmental outcomes for survivors of placental laser photocoagulation for the management of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Authors: Angela Guzys, Susan M. Reid, Christie Bolch, Dinah S. Reddihough, Mark Teoh, Ricardo Palma-Dias, Alison Fung, Stephen Cole, Ryan Hodges, Michael Fahey and Susan P. Walker

Content type: Research 28 September 2023
Novel image analyser-assisted morphometric methodology offer unique opportunity for selection of embryos with potential for implantation

Authors: Y Alhelou, M Hamdan, N Razali, NAM Adenan and J Ali

Content type: Research 28 September 2023
Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth using CCL2 and CXCL10 in maternal serum of symptomatic high-risk pregnant women: a prospective cohort study

Authors: Jessica Alana Hoffmann, Kathleen Gründler, Dagmar- Ulrike Richter and Johannes Stubert

Content type: Research 28 September 2023
Factors affecting practices of recently delivered women on maternal and neonatal health care in selected rural areas of Bangladesh

Authors: Zerin Jannat, Md. Wazed Ali, Nurul Alam and Md. Jasim Uddin

Content type: Research 27 September 2023
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

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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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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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Developmental outcomes for survivors of placental laser photocoagulation for the management of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Novel image analyser-assisted morphometric methodology offer unique opportunity for selection of embryos with potential for implantation

Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth using CCL2 and CXCL10 in maternal serum of symptomatic high-risk pregnant women: a prospective cohort study

Factors affecting practices of recently delivered women on maternal and neonatal health care in selected rural areas of Bangladesh

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

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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