The editors of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health (JMWH) are soliciting manuscripts that address Contraception and Abortion Care for upcoming JMWH continuing education (CE) offerings. Accepted manuscripts may be published in a theme issue or as stand-alone CE articles.
The following manuscript types will be considered: Reviews, Innovations from the Field, Quality Improvement Reports, Clinical Rounds case reports, and Commentaries. Descriptions of the JMWH types of articles can be found in the Journal’s instructions for authors at www.jmwh.org. All manuscripts should include a discussion of access to care and health equity.
Please send a brief description of your proposed manuscript topic and type of article to Melissa Avery, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, JMWH Editor-in-Chief Elect, at mavery@acnm.org. The JMWH editors will evaluate the proposals and advise authors of their suitability. Authors whose proposals are accepted commit to submit a manuscript on that topic to JMWH. While proposals for manuscripts may be reviewed at a later date, they are preferred by November 4, 2022. The deadline for initial manuscript submission is February 15, 2023.
The editors are interested in topics focusing on contraception and abortion care including new methods or techniques, new approaches to care, topics related to specific populations or health conditions, and reviews of updates on specific aspects of care. Manuscripts may focus on a specific contraceptive or abortion method, and applicability for midwifery practice.
Possible examples include:
New methods of contraception released in the past 5 years
New approaches to older methods of contraception
Novel approaches to providing contraception and abortion care
Issues of health equity and access to contraception or abortion care
Interprofessional practice in contraception and abortion care
Telehealth for contraception or abortion care
Gender affirming care and contraception
Review of postpartum contraceptive options including those that can be prescribed post-birth and not require a clinic visit
Update on contraceptive counseling and shared decision making for individuals experiencing reproductive coercion
Review of methods of emergency contraception; non-hormonal and barrier contraceptive methods; intrauterine methods; combined estrogen and pregestin hormonal methods
Clinical rounds on contraceptive choices for individuals with specific health conditions or situations
Guide to activism in access to contraception and abortion care
Policy perspectives related to contraception and abortion care
Innovations in midwifery education related to contraception or abortion
Your ideas for topics!