The Practising Midwife
Last updated ISSN 1461-3123
The Practising Midwife is published by Elsevier BV in medicine. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Practising Midwife concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Nursing education and management
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1461-3123, 2634-7407 |
| Subject area | Medicine |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 734 |
| Publishing since | 1974 |
| Journal website | www.all4maternity.com/the-practising-midwife |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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