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 3, Summer 2026, Pages 5438-5613 

Informational Support Needs of Breastfeeding Mothers: A Meta-synthesis of Qualitative Research

Pages 5438-5454

10.22038/jmrh.2025.88390.2672

Mohaddesh Bakhshi Ghalibaf, Sanaz Mollazadeh, Narges Soltani, Khadijeh Mirzaii Najmabadi, Raheleh Babazadeh

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