Postnatal care in a formal health facility can be critical in preventing complications and even death of new mothers and babies. Use of postnatal… Read more »
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth publishes papers from around the world on a wide variety of topics related to all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth,… Read more »
For many years, members of the Dutch Consortium for Healthcare Evaluation and Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology (NVOG… Read more »
Despite the recent publication of the Respectful Maternity Care Charter, reports of disrespect and abuse in maternity care… Read more »
Following weight gain guidelines has been shown to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes for women and their babies, but adherence… Read more »
Research on outcomes of out-of-hospital breech birth is scarce. A new study in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth evaluates the outcomes… Read more »
In honor of National Breastfeeding Month in the US, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth presents a new study examining the effect of… Read more »
Physical and emotional changes a woman experiences during and after pregnancy can cause distress, and this is especially true of… Read more »
2017 was another successful year at our journal, with papers published covering a range of pregnancy topics from vaccines and… Read more »
Mother’s day is a special occasion to honour mothers and influential mother-like figures. It is a day to celebrate motherhood… Read more »