BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

eISSN: 1471-2393• JCR: BMC PREGNANCY CHILDBBioMed CentralUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

3.1

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.4 (+14.8%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.1
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.7

JCR Category Rankings

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CategoryIndexesQuartile
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGYSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #1,969 in Medicine by impact factor and #1,414 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth against journals publishing in the same field.

#1,969
of 6,225 field journals

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth publication trend

Published 5,086 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.1.

2026 vs 2025: -651
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Journal Details

Total Articles
10,391
H-Index
174
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,072 USD
Subject Areas
Obstetrics and GynecologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and Gynecology

Article Volume

2022
983
2023
874
2024
898
2025
1,491
2026
840
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