Special Issue on Prenatal Care

Prenatal Care (also known as antenatal care) refers to the regular medical and nursing care recommended for women during pregnancy. Including regular prenatal examination of pregnant woman, guidance for nutrition supports and drug use, finding and dealing with abnormal circumstances, fetal monitoring, ensuring the health of pregnant women and fetus, throughout the course of the pregnancy till safe delivery. Prenatal care allows doctors or midwives to treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child. The availability of routine prenatal care has played a part in reducing maternal death rates and miscarriages as well as birth defects, low birth weight, and other preventable health problems.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original researches and review articles on exploring Prenatal Care. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Obstetric physical examinations
• Obstetric ultrasounds
• Fetal monitoring
• Fetal heart rate monitoring
• Placental function examinations
• Nutrition supports for pregnant woman
• Rational drug use during pregnancy
• Common symptoms during pregnancy and treatments

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Prenatal Care” should be chosen during your submission.

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