Holistic Approach to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Period
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 5713
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Interests: gestational diabetes mellitus; fetal growth restriction; preeclampsia biomarkers; preterm delivery; fetal programming; excessive gestational weight gain; metabolic syndrome
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Dear Colleagues,
Pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium are unique periods in a woman’s life. During pregnancy, the mother’s body undergoes both anatomical and functional changes enabling the proper growth and development of the fetus. After giving birth, the pregnancy changes gradually subside, and the mother’s body returns to the non-pregnant state. Breastfeeding, Nature’s paramount health plan for the baby and a boon for both the mother and the child, is extremely important as well. The World Health Organization describes the postpartum period as the most critical, and simultaneously the most neglected, stage in the lives of mothers and their offspring; most maternal and infant deaths occur during this period.
More and more often it is emphasized that perinatal care should be based on a holistic model of care which involves taking care not only of the mother’s physical health, but of her mental health as well.
This Special Issue offers the opportunity to publish manuscripts on important public health issues related to gestational diseases, risky behaviors during pregnancy, complications of childbirth and puerperium, benefits and problems of breastfeeding, maternal health, maternity care, trends and sociological aspects of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum periods. These various topics are pivotal to environmental health sciences and the protection of public health.
Dr. Zaneta Kimber-Trojnar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pregnancy
- childbirth
- puerperium
- breastfeeding
- maternal health
- maternity care
- postpartum depression
- maternal programming
- lactation
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