BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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NEW: Interaction of birth outcomes and postpartum mental health

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Labor and birth interventions in low- and middle-income countries

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Screening and management of intimate partner violence in pregnancy

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Inequalities in maternal and perinatal outcomes

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Utilizing the glucose challenge test during pregnancy as a predictor of future diabetes risk

Authors: Meir Frankel, Noa Tsur, Rena Pollack and Anat Tsur

Content type: Research 11 October 2024
A rare cause of echogenic kidneys with oligohydramnios in the fetus: report of two different cases

Authors: Tim Phetthong, Krit Achaloetvaranon and Sanpon Diawtipsukon

Content type: Case Report 11 October 2024
Profiling intimate partner violence in booked pregnant women at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki and associated puerperal depressive sequelae: a prospective cohort study

Authors: Amuchechukwu V. Nwafor, Odidika Ugochukwu J Umeora, Arinze C Ikeotuonye, Bobby C Iwe, Justus N Eze, Leonard O Ajah, Christian C Anikwe, Chidi O. U Esike, Francis C Okoroafor, Okey Mbanefo and Uchenna N Nwaedu

Content type: Research 10 October 2024
Bovine aortic arch: a potential indicator that may not serve in prenatal diagnosis - a study based on fetal anatomy, genetics, and postnatal clinical outcomes

Authors: Yu Liu, Chuanfen Gao, Yi Zhou, Sheng Zhao, Xiufang Shuai, Enfa Zhao, Feng Chen and Chaoxue Zhang

Content type: Research 10 October 2024
Secular variation and risk factors of preterm birth in Hainan, the Free Trade Port in China from 2010 to 2021

Authors: Qing Luo, Weijia Wu, Chao Li, Anping Zhao, Dan Zhao, Chuican Huang and Lichun Fan

Content type: Research 10 October 2024

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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
The effect of Ramadan fasting during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Jocelyn D. Glazier, Dexter J. L. Hayes, Sabiha Hussain, Stephen W. D’Souza, Joanne Whitcombe, Alexander E. P. Heazell and Nick Ashton

Content type: Research article 25 October 2018

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BMC Pregnancy and 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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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Collections open to submissions

NEW: Interaction of birth outcomes and postpartum mental health

Labor and birth interventions in low- and middle-income countries

Screening and management of intimate partner violence in pregnancy

Inequalities in maternal and perinatal outcomes

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Utilizing the glucose challenge test during pregnancy as a predictor of future diabetes risk

A rare cause of echogenic kidneys with oligohydramnios in the fetus: report of two different cases

Profiling intimate partner violence in booked pregnant women at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki and associated puerperal depressive sequelae: a prospective cohort study

Bovine aortic arch: a potential indicator that may not serve in prenatal diagnosis - a study based on fetal anatomy, genetics, and postnatal clinical outcomes

Secular variation and risk factors of preterm birth in Hainan, the Free Trade Port in China from 2010 to 2021

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

The effect of Ramadan fasting during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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