Call for papers - 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 | Submission Deadline: 20 December 2024

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is calling for submissions to our Collection on Ending preventable stillbirths.

This Collection aims to highlight factors contributing to fetal death and explore avenues for prevention. In light of advancements in maternal and neonatal healthcare, stillbirths continue to be a global health challenge, driven by complex factors such as maternal health, fetal development, genetics, environment, and healthcare accessibility. Expanding research efforts have the potential to enhance clinical practices and public health policies, thereby aiding the global initiative to eradicate preventable stillbirths.

New Content Item This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Fabio Facchinetti, MD, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Dr Facchinetti is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. He is the former Chairman of the Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit, at Modena University Hospital. He is the president of the Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine. Dr Facchinetti also serves as the Associate Editor of Gynecological Endocrinology and reviewer for several journals. He is the co-author of more than 400 papers in SCI journals with an h-index of 58. His scientific interests include preterm birth management, stillbirth comprehension, the role of nutrition, and nutritional supplements in pregnancy.

Dana Muin, MD, MSc MSc, MRes, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Dr Muin is a consultant subspecialist in Feto-maternal and Perinatal Medicine at the University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Centre for Pediatrics in Vienna, Austria. Besides her medical degree with honors, she also holds a Master of Science in Gender Medicine, a Master of Science in Medical Genetics, and a Master of Research in Pregnancy and Reproduction. She received the Venia docendi in 2023 with the habilitation thesis "A Scope on Antepartum Stillbirth in Austria". Her research focuses on fetal death and placental dysfunction. She is head of the Austrian Stillbirth Alliance and scientific editor for BJOG- An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

About the Collection

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is calling for submissions to our Collection on Ending preventable stillbirths.

Despite advancements in maternal and neonatal healthcare, stillbirths persist as a global health issue with profound emotional and physical implications. The varied causes of both antepartum and intrapartum stillbirths are often complex, and include interactions between maternal health, fetal development, genetic factors, environmental influences, and healthcare accessibility. Understanding these factors is essential for the development of effective interventions and healthcare strategies to reduce the number of stillbirths. Further research in preventing stillbirths has the potential to inform clinical practices and public health policies, ultimately contributing to the global effort to eliminate preventable stillbirths at all stages of maternal healthcare.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth is launching a new Collection, Ending preventable stillbirths, to highlight factors contributing to fetal death and explore avenues for prevention. The Collection invites researchers and clinicians in fields including obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, midwifery, neonatology, pathology, genetics, and maternal health to contribute research that explores topics including, but not limited to, the impacts of maternal health and lifestyle on stillbirths, antenatal care strategies, genetic risk factors, advances in maternal health interventions, and the effects of sociodemographic disparities in perinatal care.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being.

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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submissions of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Ending preventable stillbirths" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.