Birth

Edited by:
Diony Young

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2006: 1/36 (Nursing); 18/59 (Obstetrics & Gynecology); 17/74 (Pediatrics)
Impact Factor: 2.058

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Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care is a multidisciplinary, refereed journal devoted to issues and practices in the care of childbearing women, infants, and families. It is written by and for professionals in maternal and neonatal health, nurses, midwives, physicians, public health workers, doulas, psychologists, social scientists, childbirth educators, lactation counselors, epidemiologists, and other health caregivers and policymakers in perinatal care.

The aims of Birth are:

• To publish original, well-designed, peer-reviewed research on issues in pregnancy and childbirth, featuring physical, psychological, and social aspects of care
• To provide review articles on topics of major importance in perinatal care 
• To present a forum for discussing current issues in maternal and newborn care 
• To underline the importance of evidence-based research in changing clinical practices

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Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Infant and Neonatal Mortality for Primary Cesarean and Vaginal Births to Women with "No Indicated Risk," United States, 1998-2001 Birth Cohorts
Marian F. MacDorman, PhD1, Eugene Declercq, PhD2, Fay Menacker, DrPH, CPNP1, and Michael H. Malloy, MD, MS3

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Repeat Cesarean Delivery: What Indications Are Recorded in the Medical Chart?
Mona T. Lydon-Rochelle, PhD, MPH, CNM, Carolyn Gardella, MD, MPH, Vicky Cardenas, PhD, MHS, and Thomas R. Easterling, MD

Randomized Controlled Trial of Hands-and-Knees Positioning for Occipitoposterior Position in Labor
Robyn Stremler, RN, PhD, Ellen Hodnett, RN, PhD, Patricia Petryshen, RN, PhD, Bonnie Stevens, RN, PhD, Julie Weston, RN, MSc, and Andrew R. Willan, PhD, for the Labour Position Trial Group

Infant and Neonatal Mortality for Primary Cesarean and Vaginal Births to Women with "No Indicated Risk", United States, 1998-2001 Birth Cohorts
Marian F. MacDorman, PhD, Eugene Declercq, PhD, Fay Menacker, DrPH, CPNP, and Michael H. Malloy, MD, MS

Systematic Review of the Literature on Postpartum Care: Effectiveness of Postpartum Support to Improve Maternal Parenting, Mental Health, Quality of Life and Physical Health
Elizabeth Shaw, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Cheryl Levitt, MBBCh, CCFP, FCFP, Sharon Wong, PhD, RD, Janusz Kaczorowski, PhD, and The McMaster University Postpartum Research Group

Factors Related to Genital Tract Trauma in Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Births
Leah L. Albers, CNM, DrPH, Kay D. Sedler, CNM, MN, Edward J. Bedrick, PhD, Dusty Teaf, MA, and Patricia Peralta