Special Issue on Labor and Delivery

Labor and Delivery is a medical field focused on the physiological processes of childbirth and the clinical management of pregnancy during labor, birth and the immediate postpartum period. It involves monitoring maternal and fetal health, managing normal and high-risk deliveries, and addressing complications to ensure safe outcomes. The field integrates obstetrics, midwifery and perinatal care to support maternal well-being and neonatal health throughout the childbirth process.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on Labor and Delivery. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Maternal-fetal medicine
• Physiology and mechanisms of labor
• High-risk pregnancy and delivery
• Fetal monitoring and assessment
• Preterm labor and birth prevention
• Cesarean section and operative delivery
• Operative vaginal delivery
• Midwifery and natural childbirth
• Abnormal labor and management
• Obstetric ultrasound
• Perinatal epidemiology
• Labor induction and augmentation
• Postpartum hemorrhage
• Management of obstetric emergencies
• Obstetric anesthesia and pain management
• Obstetric complications
• Perineal trauma and pelvic floor consequences
• Postpartum care and recovery

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Labor and Delivery” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

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OJOG Editorial Office