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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

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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

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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 31 August 2023

New Content Item

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


Submission Status: Open until 11 July 2023

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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