Contemporary Perspectives in Women's and Maternal Health: Prevention, Nutrition, and Midwifery Care
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Women's Health Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gynecology; oncology; obstetrics; endocrinology; pharmacology
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Special Issue Information
This Special Issue aims to explore contemporary, evidence-based approaches to women's and maternal health, with a focus on prevention, nutritional care, and the evolving role of midwifery in interdisciplinary health systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Nutritional status and micronutrient deficiencies (e.g., vitamin D, iron, folate) during pregnancy and postpartum;
- Preventive strategies for women of reproductive age;
- Maternal and neonatal health promotion through midwifery-led care;
- Innovations in antenatal and perinatal care;
- Mental health and psychosocial support for pregnant and postpartum women;
- The impact of social and cultural determinants on maternal care access and outcomes;
- Community-based maternal care and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Submissions from the fields of midwifery, obstetrics, public health, nutrition, mental health, health policy, and social sciences are welcome.
Dr. Kokkinari Artemisia
Prof. Dr. Georgios Iatrakis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- maternal health
- women’s health
- midwifery
- nutrition
- prevention
- pregnancy
- postpartum
- vitamin D
- public health
- mental health
- antenatal care
- social determinants
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