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The European Journal of Midwifery, (Abbr: Eur J Midwifery; ISSN: 2585-2906) is an open-access and double-blind peer-reviewed scientific journal. The aim of the journal is to foster, promote and disseminate research involving midwifery education and clinical practice. The journal has an international focus and hence welcomes submissions from across the globe. EJM covers all aspects of the practice of midwifery, especially on midwifery research, support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period.

Currently indexed in PubMed and Scopus.

We are proud to be supported by the below Midwifery associations:
  • The Hellenic Midwives Association
  • European Midwives Association (EMA)
  • Belgian Midwives Association (BMA)
  • Czech Chamber of Midwives
  • Independent Midwives Association (AMI) of Romania
  • Spanish Association of Midwives
  • Austrian Midwives Association
  • Catalonia Association of Homebirth Midwives (ALPAC)
  • Royal Dutch Organisation of Midwives (KNOV)
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RESEARCH PAPER
 

The perspectives of nurse-midwives and doctors on clinical challenges of prolonged labor: A qualitative study from Tanzania
Aase I. Høifødt +, Johanne M. E. Huurnink +, Signe Egenberg, Deodatus A. Massay, Bariki Mchome, Tine S. Eri
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(September):61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/152747
 
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Women’s experience of the decision-making process for home-based postnatal midwifery care when discharged early from hospital: A Swedish interview study
Margareta Johansson, Li Thies-Lagergren
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(September):60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/152547
 
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‘Labour Hopscotch’: Women’s evaluation of using the steps during labor
Lorraine Carroll, Sinead Thompson, Barbara Coughlan, Teresa McCreery, Aisling Murphy, Jean Doherty, Lucille Sheehy, Martina Cronin, Mary Brosnan, Denise O'Brien
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(September):59
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/152492
 
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Mothering a population: How Danish mothers experience newborn dried blood spot samples and their considerations about re-use of samples for research purposes
Francisca Nordfalk, Anja Μ. Β. Jensen
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(September):58
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/152322
 
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Integrating women’s voices in quality improvement for maternity care: A qualitative study
Evelien Cellissen, Maaike Vogels-Broeke, Irene Korstjens, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(September):57
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/152253
 
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Knowledge and skills used for clinical decision-making on childbirth interventions: A qualitative study among midwives in the Netherlands
Dirkje C. Zondag, Tamar M. van Haaren-Ten Haken, Pien M. Offerhaus, Veronique Y. F. Maas, Marianne J. Nieuwenhuijze
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(September):56
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/151653
 
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A qualitative study of assessing learning needs and digital health literacy in pregnancy: Baby Buddy Forward Greek findings
Kleanthi Gourounti, Antigoni Sarantaki, Maria-Eleni Dafnou, Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Aikaterini Lykeridou, Nicos Middleton
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(September):55
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150770
 
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The views and perceptions of water immersion for labor and birth from women who had birthed in Australia but had not used the option
Megan Cooper, Jane Warland
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(August):54
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150355
 
EDITORIAL
 

How can we attain enhanced quality assurance of the mode of birth?
Paraskevi Giaxi, Aikaterini Lykeridoy, Victoria G. Vivilaki
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(August):53
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/152157
 
RESEARCH PAPER
 

Women’s experiences of pregnancy after gastric bypass surgery
Li Thies-Lagergren, Azin Mårtensson, Anahita Safi
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(August):52
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/151550
 
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Gaza Midwives’ Lived Experience of Providing Maternity Care During COVID-19
Suha R. Baloushah, Nidal Abu-Hamad, Nooredine Mohammadi, Areefa S. M. Alkasseh, Motasem S. Salah
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(August):51
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150490
 
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Midwives’ views on the acceptability of a future trial of the Sims posture for fetal malposition in labor in the context of their knowledge and practice: A mixed-methods study
Jennifer Barrowclough, Caroline Crowther, Bridget Kool
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(August):50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150377
 
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Magnitude and associated factors of stillbirth among women who gave birth at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, eastern Ethiopia
Abdusamed Mohammed-Ahmed, Aisha Abdullahi, Furo Beshir
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(August):49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150354
 
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Shared decision-making about medication intake during lactation: A prospective longitudinal study in Greece
Maria Tigka, Dimitra Metallinou, Lemonia Pardali, Katerina Lykeridou
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(August):48
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/149830
 
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Self-compassion and professional quality of life among midwives and nurse assistants: A cross-sectional study
Karin Ängeby, Christine Rubertsson, Ingegerd Hildingsson, Malin Edqvist
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(July):47
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/149520
 
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Burnout among midwives and attitudes toward midwifery: A cross-sectional study from Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Nicolas Paul, Marcus Limprecht-Heusner, Jutta Eichenauer, Christel Scheichenbauer, Till Bärnighausen, Stefan Kohler
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(July):46
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150582
 
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Migrant Somali women’s experiences with their first contact with the labor ward prior to admission: A qualitative study
Eline S. Vik, Randa M. A. Hashi, Maryam E. Hamud, Vigdis Aasheim, Tone Kringeland, Katrine Aasekjær
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(July):45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150584
 
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Antenatal depression and the association of intimate partner violence among a culturally diverse population in southeastern Norway: A cross-sectional study
Thea Cathrine Melby, Nina Benedicte Sørensen, Lena Henriksen, Mirjam Lukasse, Eva Marie E. Flaathen
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(July):44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150009
 
RESEARCH PAPER
 

Language-supported labor ward visits for pregnant migrant women: Staff experiences in a Swedish hospital
Anna Akselsson, Lisa Cabander, Steinunn Thorarinsdottir, Rhonda Small, Elin Ternström
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(July):43
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/149519
 
REVIEW PAPER
 

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancy associated with COVID-19: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Zekiye Karaçam, Damla Kizilca-Çakaloz, Gizem Güneş-Öztürk, Ayden Çoban
Eur J Midwifery 2022;6(July):42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/149485
 
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