Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health

Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health

Aims & scope

The Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health (JMRH) is a peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal of Nursing & Midwifery School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. This professional journal provides a venue for the publication of research relevant to midwifery and reproductive health practice by the researchers in various disciplines including midwifery, reproductive health, maternal and child health, obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive medicine, sexual health promotion and women's health. It publishes quantitative and qualitative original articles, review articles, short communications, commentaries, case reports, editorials  and letters to the editor in a broad range of clinical and interdisciplinary topics including maternal and child health, safe pregnancy and normal childbirth, adolescent health, sexual and reproductive health, family planning, menopause, screening of gynecological cancers, infertility holistic care, women's mental health, psychosocial and ethical aspects of women’s health, counseling and educational interventions in midwifery and reproductive health, women’s empowerment and reproductive rights.

Peer Review Policy

All submitted research articles to this journal will be undergoing rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous reviewing by independent reviewers.

JMRH is indexed in different databases including Scopus, CINAHL, EBSCO, Google Scholar, IMEMR, DOAJ and ISC.

We invite all academics, researchers and students to submit their prestigious articles pertinent to the aim and scope of the journal to be reviewed in the shortest period of time.

Current Issue: Volume 14, Issue 4, Autumn 2026, Pages 5614-5783 

Exploring the Experiences of Jordanian Rural Women with Postpartum Depression: A Qualitative Study

Pages 5652-5662

10.22038/jmrh.2026.89287.2707

Mohammad N. Al-Shloul, Roqia S. Maabreh, Hekmat Y. Al-Akash, Sabah Alwedyan, Doha M. Al-Shloul, Nazzal M. Al-Shloul

Impact of Peplau’s Communication Therapy on Tokophobia, Stress and Anxiety in Primiparous Pregnant Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Pages 5675-5686

10.22038/jmrh.2026.88932.2695

Yasman Darabpour Ghandali, Kourosh Zarea, Amin Sattari, Hossein Komili-Sani, Mohammad Hossein Haghighizadeh

Publication Information

Publisher

Editor-in-Chief
Director-in-Charge
Managing Editor
Assistant Editor
Executive Assistant

Frequency
Quarterly
Online ISSN

Indexing and Abstracting

Keywords Cloud

  • pregnancy
  • Women
  • Anxiety
  • Knowledge
  • Attitude
  • Infertility
  • Iran
  • Pregnant Women
  • Cesarean section
  • stress
  • Depression
  • Prevalence
  • Midwife
  • Counseling
  • Quality of life
  • Self-efficacy
  • Midwifery
  • Education
  • Ethiopia
  • COVID-19
  • Postpartum
  • Menopause
  • Qualitative study
  • Childbirth
  • Qualitative research
  • Childbearing
  • Fertility
  • Sexual function
  • Sexual satisfaction
  • Breast Cancer
  • Pain
  • Reproductive health
  • Students
  • prenatal care
  • Social Support
  • Marital satisfaction
  • Reproductive age
  • Vaginal delivery
  • Body mass index
  • self-care
  • lifestyle
  • Preconception care
  • Female
  • Episiotomy
  • Sexual health
  • Breastfeeding
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Delivery
  • Empowerment
  • Systematic review
  • Mental health
  • Training
  • Caesarean section
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Practice
  • Risk factors
  • Student
  • labor
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Job satisfaction
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Exclusive breastfeeding
  • violence
  • a
  • Labor pain
  • Menstruation
  • c
  • Group counseling
  • Maternal health
  • Adolescent
  • Sexual behavior
  • ectopic pregnancy
  • Health Literacy
  • Midwives
  • B
  • Primiparous
  • Pregnancy outcome
  • Postpartum Period
  • Health belief model
  • Telemedicine
  • Obesity
  • Sleep
  • Natural Childbirth
  • health promotion
  • Preeclampsia
  • Menstrual cycle
  • Men
  • fear
  • Screening
  • Endometriosis
  • Vaginal Birth after Cesarean
  • Fear of childbirth
  • Neonatal outcome
  • Nigeria
  • Domestic violence
  • Maternal outcome
  • health education
  • Ultrasound
  • Antenatal care
  • Abortion
  • Maternal mortality
  • neonate
  • PLISSIT model
  • Mode of Delivery
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Infertile Women
  • Acupressure
  • Sexual counseling
  • Guided imagery
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Gender Role
  • case report
  • Employed women
  • Happiness
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Low birth weight
  • Pregnancy outcomes
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Amniocentesis
  • Perineum
  • Primary dysmenorrhea
  • Sexual health education
  • Postpartum Care
  • Population growth
  • Personality
  • Marital burnout
  • Assisted reproductive technology
  • Family Planning
  • Reflexology
  • Associated factors
  • Sexuality
  • Osteoporosis
  • Maternal-fetal attachment
  • Premarital counseling
  • Dyspareunia
  • Performance
  • Meta-analysis
  • Intention
  • Awareness
  • HIV
  • Physical Activity
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Hematocrit
  • health
  • Motivation
  • Desire
  • Satisfaction
  • Oral Health
  • Adolescents
  • Women’s health
  • Male involvement
  • Lactation
  • Hygiene
  • Breastfeeding Mothers
  • Mammography
  • Fertility preferences
  • attachment
  • Contraception
  • Coronavirus
  • Health system
  • Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
  • nausea and vomiting
  • Primiparity
  • Spirituality
  • Infant
  • Spiritual health
  • Birth weight
  • Hyperemesis gravidarum
  • Healthcare providers
  • Gestational diabetes
  • Parturition
  • Questionnaire
  • Neonatal mortality
  • Psychological
  • Primiparous Women
  • Health care providers
  • Massage
  • Psychometric
  • quality of sexual life
  • Female adolescents
  • Dietary self-efficacy
  • married women
  • vomiting
  • Gender equality
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Climacteric
  • Communication skills
  • Maternal behavior
  • Child
  • Overweight
  • Informed Consent
  • female infertility
  • Pandemic
  • Mortality
  • Determinants
  • Counselling
  • Infection
  • Health care workers
  • Attachment Styles
  • mothers