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Machine learning to build predictive models in maternal-fetal medicine
Guest Editors:
Tess Cersonsky, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Alyssa Hochberg, MD, MPH, McGill University, Canada
Submission Status: Open until 13 February 2025
Experiences of pregnancy, antenatal care, and birth for incarcerated women
Guest Editors:
Laura Abbott, RGN, RM, BA, BSc (Hons), MSc, DHRes, The University of Hertfordshire, UK
Elaine Jefford, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), BSc (Hons), RM, RN, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Andrea K. Knittel, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Submission Status: Open until 17 January 2025
Ending preventable stillbirths
Guest Editors:
Fabio Facchinetti, MD, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Dana Muin, MD, MSc MSc, MRes, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Submission Status: Open until 20 December 2025
Detecting and treating substance use disorder in pregnancy
Guest Editors:
Carmen Amezcua Prieto, PhD, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Spain
Xiaozhong Wen, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Submission Status: Open until 21 November 2024
Effects of maternal infection and inflammation on maternal-fetal outcomes
Guest Editors:
Kazumichi Fujioka, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Hakan Gölbaşı, MD, Bakircay University Cigli Training and Research Hospital, Türkiye
Submission Status: Open until 31 October 2024
Digital tools for maternal health and wellness
Guest Editors:
Theoneste Nkurunziza, MPH, MSc, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Renato Souza, MSc, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Campinas, Brazil
Submission Status: Open until 18 September 2024
Effects of climate change on obstetrics and perinatal medicine
Guest Editors:
Jewel Gausman, ScD, MHS, Guttmacher Institute, United States
Ambrogio P. Londero, PhD, MS, University of Genoa, Italy
Submission Status: Open until 12 July 2024
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 3 September 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 August 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 30 June 2024
Published
Screening and management of food insecurity in pregnancy
Guest Editors:
Kingsley Agho: Western Sydney University, Australia
Paige van der Pligt: Deakin University, Australia
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
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
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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