BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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NEW: Hybrid pregnancy care

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NEW: Placenta accreta spectrum disorder

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Intrauterine growth restriction and intrauterine fetal death

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Family-centered maternity care

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Invisible but palpable– gender norms in childbirth

Authors: Agneta Westergren, Kerstin Edin, Bo Nilsson and Monica Christianson

Content type: Research 10 April 2025
Development a nomogram for predicting HELLP syndrome in women complicated with gestational hypertension

Authors: Ying Jiang, Lu-Jiao Chen, Hui-Hui Hu, Neng Jin, Shi-Rui Lv, Chen Fang, Chun-Mei Zhu, Meng-Meng Yang, Dong Xu and Qiong Luo

Content type: Research 10 April 2025
Utilization of antenatal care among immigrant women in Norway: a nationwide register-based cohort study

Authors: Torill A. Rotevatn, Nina Høy-Petersen, Lema Hussaini, Siri E. Håberg, Maria C. Magnus, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Knut-Arne Wensaas, Eva Marie Flaathen and Rannveig Kaldager Hart

Content type: Research 10 April 2025
Factors associated with late antenatal care booking in selected health facilities of Zoba Maekel, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Tesfaldet Mekonnen Estifanos, Kiflu Teweldebrhan Sengal, Eden Efrem Tekleab, Futsum Abed Mehari, Issak Gebreezgiabhier Tesfagabr, Major Asefa Tesfay and Ghidey Gebreyohannes

Content type: Research 9 April 2025
Comparing umbilical cord arterial blood gas findings in pregnancies with and without gestational diabetes mellitus following elective cesarean section: a multicenter retrospective cohort study in Iran

Authors: Fatemeh Golshahi, Zufa Iqbal, Zahra Hamidi Madani, Zeynab Zamanpour, Behrokh Sahebdel, Nafiseh Saedi, Somayeh Khanjani, Jafar Golshahi, Mahboobeh Shirazi, Pegah Rashidian and Mohammadamin Parsaei

Content type: Research 9 April 2025

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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

Authors: Fiona Crawford-Williams, Mary Steen, Adrian Esterman, Andrea Fielder and Antonina Mikocka-Walus

Content type: Research article 1 April 2015
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
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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NEW: Hybrid pregnancy care

NEW: Placenta accreta spectrum disorder

Intrauterine growth restriction and intrauterine fetal death

Family-centered maternity care

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Invisible but palpable– gender norms in childbirth

Development a nomogram for predicting HELLP syndrome in women complicated with gestational hypertension

Utilization of antenatal care among immigrant women in Norway: a nationwide register-based cohort study

Factors associated with late antenatal care booking in selected health facilities of Zoba Maekel, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study

Comparing umbilical cord arterial blood gas findings in pregnancies with and without gestational diabetes mellitus following elective cesarean section: a multicenter retrospective cohort study in Iran

“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

Teenage pregnancy: the impact of maternal adolescent childbearing and older sister’s teenage pregnancy on a younger sister

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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