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Disparities in access to sexual and reproductive health services
Guest Edited by Khurshed Alam, Leonardo Chavane, Sutapa Neogi, and Kath Peters
Quality improvement in maternal and reproductive health services
Guest Edited by Erika M. Edwards, Celia Karp, and Hannah Tappis
Screening and Management of Food Insecurity in Pregnancy
Guest Edited by Kingsley Agho and Paige van der Pligt
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Short birth interval and its predictors among reproductive age women in high fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys
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Adverse perinatal outcomes associated with prenatal exposure to protease-inhibitor-based versus non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral combinations in pregnant women with HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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No advantage of single day 6 good-quality blastocyst transfer versus single day 5 poor-quality blastocyst transfer in frozen-thawed cycles stratified by age: a retrospective study
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The prevalence of mental ill-health in women during pregnancy and after childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
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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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“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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Correlation study between increased fetal movement during the third trimester and neonatal outcome
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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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A translational approach to studying preterm labour
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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