Midwifery

Aims & Scope

Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families.

The journals publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence.

Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates.

Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care, maternity services and other health systems.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.981

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	91

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4986

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1968

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Appraising the quality of qualitative research

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Denis, Soo

• The birth experience and women's postnatal depression: A systematic review

  Citation: 293

  Authors: Aleeca F., Ewa

• A descriptive study of the use of the Internet by women seeking pregnancy-related information

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Margareta

• Women's experiences of labour and birth: an evolutionary concept analysis

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Patricia, Cecily M., Declan

• Women's expectations and experiences of childbirth

  Citation: 218

  Authors: Jo, Ann M.

• State of the science of maternal–infant bonding: A principle-based concept analysis

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Cara, Judith E.

• Traditional beliefs and practices in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum: A review of the evidence from Asian countries

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Mellissa, Nina, Esther

• Cross-cultural comparison of levels of childbirth-related fear in an Australian and Swedish sample

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Helen, Julie F., Annika, Ingegerd

• Conflicting ideologies as a source of emotion work in midwifery

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Billie

• Not-patient and not-visitor: A metasynthesis fathers’ encounters with pregnancy, birth and maternity care

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Mary, Soo, Nicola, Leroy

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