Academic Journal
Q1BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
About BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.066 and H-index of 131.
Coverage: 2001-2026. Research categories: Obstetrics and Gynecology (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions; Global Maternal and Child Health; Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum; Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies; Gestational Diabetes Research and Management; Maternal and fetal healthcare.
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2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-10051-1Pregnant women's preferred mode of childbirth and hospitals' readiness to support vaginal birth: the case of Cankiri province
Gamze Arikan, Ebru Yildirim, Nazan Kartal, Yüksel Sayin et al.
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-09886-5“It’s not just the pain” understanding fear of childbirth through the lens of body and mind
Betül Uncu, Elif Doğan, Şehriban Adıyaman
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-09575-3Exploring pregnant women’s needs after the Türkiye–Syria earthquake: a mixed-methods study
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2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-09920-6Exploration of a delivery admission model incorporating the Bishop score with existing predictors for initial VBAC: a retrospective cohort study
Masato Kato, Hiroshi Kawamura, Masayuki Fujita, Sho Kudo et al.
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-10050-2Fetal intracranial hemorrhage secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus-associated immune thrombocytopenia: a case report
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Yana Liu, Yan Zhou, Lulu Si, Hanlin Fu et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-10012-8Maternal heart rate variability and preterm birth: a systematic review
Zahra Sharifi-Heris, Mahkameh Rasouli, Rebekah Child
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-10014-6Risk factors for recurrent pregnancy loss among women seeking care at a tertiary private-not-for-profit hospital in Northern Uganda: a case-control study
Henry Ochola, Jimmy Opiyo, Raymond Otim, Harriet Akello et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-10043-1Platelet-rich plasma during primary repair of childbirth-related perineal trauma (RELIEVE): protocol for a triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial
Océane Pécheux, Ketty Hu, Sarah Belin, Luca Pesenti et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-10058-8The effect of maternal preoperative demographics on the cephalad spread of spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery – a retrospective analysis of cases anesthetized with high dose of hyperbaric bupivacaine
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-10021-7Foley catheter versus vaginal dinoprostone for induction of labour in women with one previous caesarean birth: the MEDICS randomised-controlled trial
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-10011-9Reviews
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