Women and Birth

Aims & Scope

Women and Birth is the official journal of the Australian College of Midwives (ACM).

It is a midwifery journal that publishes on all matters that affect women and birth, from pre-conceptual counselling, through pregnancy, birth, and the first six weeks postnatal.

All papers accepted will draw from and contribute to the relevant contemporary research, policy and/or theoretical literature.

We seek research papers, quality assurances papers (with ethical approval) discussion papers, clinical practice papers, case studies and original literature reviews.

Our women-centred focus is inclusive of the family, fetus and newborn, both well and sick, and covers both healthy and complex pregnancies and births.

The journal seeks papers that take a woman-centred focus on maternity services, epidemiology, primary health care, reproductive psycho/physiology, midwifery practice, theory, research, education, management and leadership.

We also seek relevant papers on maternal mental health and neonatal well-being, natural and complementary therapies, local, national and international policy, management, politics, economics and societal and cultural issues as they affect childbearing women and their families.

Topics may include, where appropriate, neonatal care, child and family health, women’s health, related to pregnancy, birth and the postpartum, including lactation.

Interprofessional papers relevant to midwifery are welcome.

Articles are double blind peer-reviewed, primarily by experts in the field of the submitted work.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.1
2024	4.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.318

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	63

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3018

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1711

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

• The effects of maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress during pregnancy on preterm birth: A systematic review

  Citation: 551

  Authors: Aleksandra, Fiona, Margo, Anja

• Factors that positively influence breastfeeding duration to 6 months: A literature review

  Citation: 422

  Authors: Shahla, Kathleen, Ashley

• Causes and outcomes in studies of fear of childbirth: A systematic review

  Citation: 307

  Authors: Anna, Christina, Cecily, Elisabeth, Margareta, Harshida, Helena, Eva, Helen, Carina

• An Australian survey of women's use of pregnancy and parenting apps

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Deborah, Sarah

• An emerging model of maternity care: Smartphone, midwife, doctor?

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Nadia, Kirsten, Anthony, Alison, Michael, Jinman, Ralph

• Understanding psychological traumatic birth experiences: A literature review

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Madeleine, Christine

• Self reported fear of childbirth and its association with women's birth experience and mode of delivery: A longitudinal population-based study

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Christina, Ingela, Annika, Ingegerd

• Pregnant women voice their concerns and birth expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Claudia, Alyce, Valdo, Caroline, Alfredo

• A prospective examination of depression, anxiety and stress throughout pregnancy

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Sofia, Helen, Marita, Jeannette

• The Antenatal Risk Questionnaire (ANRQ): Acceptability and use for psychosocial risk assessment in the maternity setting

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Marie-Paule, Jana, Susan, Nicole, Dusan

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