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Maternal & Child Health

Maternal and child health is the field of public health and clinical care concerned with the well-being of women through the reproductive cycle and of their infants and children, recognizing that the health of mother and child are interdependent. It spans preconception and reproductive health, antenatal and intrapar…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 56× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2381-862X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Maternal and child health is the field of public health and clinical care concerned with the well-being of women through the reproductive cycle and of their infants and children, recognizing that the health of mother and child are interdependent. It spans preconception and reproductive health, antenatal and intrapartum care, the postpartum period, newborn and child survival, nutrition, immunization, and the management of the conditions that drive maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity and mortality. The field gives particular attention to access to and quality of services, the social and economic determinants of health, and the strengthening of health systems and community-based delivery, especially in low- and middle-income settings where preventable maternal and child deaths are concentrated. Core components include preconception care, antenatal care utilization, skilled birth attendance, nutritional status of women and children, and quality-improvement and equity initiatives. Research relevant to this area examines preconception care knowledge and practice, antenatal care utilization and its determinants, the role of community health workers, nutritional status and health outcomes of women and children, quality of maternal and newborn health indicators, and child mortality. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research in Women's Reproductive Health addressing the continuum of maternal and child health, its determinants, and the service-delivery and policy strategies that improve outcomes for mothers and children.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 56 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Maternal & Child Health, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Women's Reproductive Health (ISSN 2381-862X).

Journal editorial board
Paolo Ivo Cavoretto · Italy Loc Nguyen · Hong Kong Matteo Schimberni · Italy

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