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NEW: Effects of climate change on obstetrics and perinatal medicine

Guest Edited by Jewel Gausman and Ambrogio P. Londero

Weight stigma in pregnancy and postpartum

Guest Edited by Sara Holton and Linda Sweet

Female athletes in pregnancy and postpartum

Guest Edited by Rita Santos Rocha and Anna Szumilewicz

Safety and complications of cesarean birth in resource-limited settings

Guest Edited by Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas and Thomas van den Akker

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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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Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    3.1 - 2-year Impact Factor
    3.8 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.523 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    1.034 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2022 Speed
    8 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    175 days submission to accept (Median)

    2022 Usage 
    8,584,887 downloads
    14,385 Altmetric mentions 

Peer-review Terminology

  • The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

    Identity transparency: Single anonymized

    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

    Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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