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Weight stigma in pregnancy and postpartum
Guest Editors:
Sara Holton: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
Linda Sweet: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
Submission Status: Open until 30 April 2024
Female athletes in pregnancy and postpartum
Guest Editors:
Rita Santos Rocha: Polytechnic University of Santarém, Santarém, Portugal
Anna Szumilewicz: Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk Poland
Submission Status: Open until 31 March 2024
Safety and complications of cesarean birth in resource-limited settings
Guest Editors:
Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Thomas van den Akker: Leiden University Medical Center and Vrije Universiteit University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Submission Status: Open until 31 March 2024
Respectful maternity care
Guest Editors:
Raymond Akawire Aborigo: Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Wubet Alebachew Bayih: Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia
Hilary Brown: University of Toronto, Canada
Shuby Puthussery: University of Bedfordshire, England
Submission Status: Open until 30 November 2023
Screening and management of food insecurity in pregnancy
Guest Editors:
Kingsley Agho: Western Sydney University, Australia
Paige van der Pligt: Deakin University, Australia
Submission Status: Open until 16 October 2023
Quality improvement in maternal and reproductive health services
Guest Editors:
Erika M. Edwards: University of Vermont, USA
Celia Karp: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
Hannah Tappis: Jhpiego-an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, USA
Submission Status: Open until 30 November 2023
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Disparities in access to sexual and reproductive health services
Guest Editors:
Khurshed Alam: Bangladesh Institute of Social Research, Bangladesh
Leonardo Chavane: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
Sutapa Neogi: International Institute of Health Management Research, India
Kath Peters: Western Sydney University, Australia
2021
Collection
Maternal Mental Health
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Guest Editors: Dr. Maggie Redshaw, Dr. Karen Wynter
Submissions closed: October 31, 2021
2017
Thematic Series
Factors that affect implementation of health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health in low- and middle-income countries
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Guest Editors: Ms Anayda Portela, Dr Helen Smith
Collection published: 31 August 2017
2015
Thematic series
Ending Preventable Stillbirths
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Edited by: Dr. J. Frederik Frøen, Dr Alexander Heazell
Collection published: 1 September 2015
Cross journal collection
The Role of Structural and Interpersonal Violence in the Lives of Women
Edited by: Prof Colleen Fisher, Dr. Stephanie Montesanti
Collection published: 11 November 2015
Cross journal collection
Economic aspects of breastfeeding
Edited by: A/Prof Lisa Amir, Dr Julie Smith
Collection published: 26 February 2015
2014
Cross journal collection
Reviewer acknowledgements 2013
Collection published: 26 February 2014
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