BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is calling for submissions to our Collection on Fetal and placental surgery.

Fetal and placental surgery represents a rapidly evolving field that aims to address congenital anomalies and complications during pregnancy through in-utero interventions. These surgical techniques, which can include procedures such as fetoscopy and placental surgery, enable clinicians to treat conditions that may adversely affect fetal development, health, and survival. Placental surgery encompasses a variety of interventions, including but not limited to, the treatment of placental insufficiency, the management of placenta previa, and the correction of placental vascular anomalies. As technology and surgical techniques advance, this area of medicine continues to expand, offering promising new avenues for intervention that can significantly enhance neonatal outcomes.

The Collection invites researchers and clinicians in fields including maternal-fetal medicine, obstetrics and obstetrical surgery, and neonatology, to contribute research that explores topics including, but not limited to, in-utero surgical techniques, emergency obstetric practices, recent advancements in minimally invasive techniques, and outcomes associated with these interventions.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is calling for submissions to our Collection on Respectful maternity care - Part II.

The World Health Organization defines respectful maternity care (RMC) as care that maintains dignity, privacy, and confidentiality of pregnant and birthing women, ensures freedom from harm and mistreatment, and enables informed choice and continuous support during labor and birth. RMC is considered a fundamental human right. Despite the acknowledged importance of providing RMC to all women, many women still experience disrespect and abuse during labor and birth across global contexts.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is calling for submissions on ‘Respectful maternity care’ to bring together research on the benefits of respectful maternity care and the challenges in its implementation, both at the provider level and the system level. Both qualitative and quantitative research are welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, prevalence of disrespect and abuse in maternity care, implementation of respectful maternity care, RMC and maternal and neonatal outcomes, interventions to enhance and promote RMC, RMC in postnatal care, and effective communication and informed choice.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.