Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Bright Ahinkorah, PhD, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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Specialisms: Women empowerment, adolescent pregnancy, intimate partner violence, use of contraceptives, global health, abortion
Sanni Yaya, MSc, PhD, AdmA, FCIM, MPM, University of Ottawa, Canada
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Specialisms: Global health; Maternal and child health, Reproductive health; International health
Associate Editors
Abiodun Adanikin, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FWACS, FMCOG, PGCert, FHEA, Coventry University, UK
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Specialisms: Maternal Health, Child Health, Epidemiology, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Ojo Agunbiade, BSc, MSc, PhD, M.Sc, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
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Twitter: @ojomelvin
Specialisms: African Medical System, Gender, Mixed Methods Studies, Scoping and Systematic Reviews, Sexual Health and Reproductive Health Issues Among Emerging Adults and Older Adults, Social Policy
Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed, MSc, PhD, Hawler Medical University, Iraq
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Specialisms: Nursing, Midwifery, Women's health
Gulzhanat Aimagambetova, MD, PhD, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Kazakhstan
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Specialisms: Cervical cancer, HPV, Recurrent pregnancy loss, Cervical cancer screening, Antenatal care, Endometriosis
Moamar Al-Jefout, MD, PhD, Mutah University, Jordan
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Twitter: @drmoamar
Specialisms: Endometriosis, PCOS, Adenomyosis, Chronic pelvic pain, Menstrual abnormalities, Infertility
Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, M. Phil., National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Tomer Avidor-Reiss, PhD, University of Toledo, United States
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Specialisms: Cell biology, Sperm, Centriole, Centrosome
Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, PhD, MPH (Hons), MBBS, FHEA, FRSPH, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
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Twitter: @abankethomas
Specialisms: Maternal health, Neonatal health, Reproductive health
Firew Bobo, PhD, Harvard University, USA
Zhiqin Bu, MD, Zhengzhou University, China
Andrea Carosso, MD, University of Torino, Italy
Aliki Christou, PhD, MPH, BSc, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
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Twitter: @alichristou
Specialisms: Maternal and newborn health, Perinatal health, Stillbirth, Quality of care, Measurement, Health information systems, Global health, Health systems, Fragile and conflict settings, Implementation research
Tadesse Daba, MPH, Deakin University, Australia
Omid Dadras, MD, PhD, University of Bergen, Norway
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Specialisms: Maternal and child health in developing countries, Survey data
Dvora Davey, MPH, PhD, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, USA
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Specialisms: HIV, STIs, Reproductive health, Global health
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, PhD, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
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Specialisms: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender-Based Violence, Demography, Maternal Newborn and Child birth
Anvita Dixit, PhD, University of Ottawa, Canada
Jiangbo Du, MD, PhD, Nanjing Medical University, China
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Specialisms: Reproductive Epidemiology
Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, PhD, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), India
Zaynab Essack, PhD, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
James Frimpong, MPhil, New Mexico State University, USA
John K. Ganle, DPhill, School of Public Health, Ghana
Vânia Gonçalves, PhD, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Specialisms: Psychooncology, Breast and Gynaecologic cancers, Oncofertility, Medical decision making, DAs, Communication skill
Ferdinando Antonio Gulino, MD, University of Messina, Italy
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Specialisms: Obstetrics, Infertility, Gynecology, Prenatal diagnosis, Ultrasound
Lan Guo, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Melissa Harris, PhD, Centre for Women’s Health Research, Australia
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Twitter: @DrMelissaHarris
Specialisms: Contraception, Unintended pregnancy, Abortion, Chronic disease
Babul Hossain, MSc, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), India
Kim Jonas, PhD, BCM, MA, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
Kenneth Juma, MS, African Population and Health Research Center, Kenya
Farideh Khalajabadi-Farahani, PhD, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
Federico Migliorelli, MD PhD, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain
Getachew Mullu Kassa, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Avinash Kavi, MBBS, MD, DNB, MNAMS, F.DIAB, MIPHA, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, India
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Twitter: @dravinashkavi
Specialisms: Maternal and child health, Community health, Obstetrics, Public health, Diabetes, Community based research
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, PhD, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Bangladesh
Mary Kinney, PhD, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Maryse Kok, PhD, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
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Specialisms: Sexual and reproductive health and rights, Community health
Satyajit Kundu, MPH, Griffith University, Australia
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Specialisms: Public health, Sexual and reproductive health, Maternal and child health, Nutrition, Family planning and contraception
Michał Kunicki, MD, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Jufen Liu, PhD, Peking University, China
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Specialisms: Translational Medicine on Reproductive Health, Perinatal nutrition and epidemiology, Birth defects and disability
Zheng Liu, PhD, Peking University, China
Nicole McPherson, PhD, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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Specialisms: Male fertility, Sperm, Spermatogenesis, ART, IVF, Male infertility, Embryogenesis, Embryo development
Salima Meherali, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada
Carmen Messerlian, MSc, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Arupendra Mozumdar, PhD, FHM Engage, India
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Specialisms: Family planning, Reproductive health, Medical anthropology, Social and behavior change communication
Mislav Mikuš, MD, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
Marzieh Naz, PhD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Chuanyi Ning, PhD, MD, Guangxi Medical University, China
Doyinmola Ojifinni, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FWACP, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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Specialisms: Preconception care, Family planning, Adolescent health, Intimate partner violence, Epidemiology, Cancer prevention
Gbenga Olorunfemi, MBBS, BOOT Hospitals & Centre for Reproductive Research Limited, Nigeria
Comfort Z. PhD, Olorunsaiye, Arcadia University, USA
Darshan Patel, MD, University of California – San Diego, USA
Maleesa Pathirana, PhD, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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Specialisms: Gestational diabetes, Obstetrics, Maternal health
Pintu Paul, PhD, ASPIRE - A Society of Promotion of Inclusive and Relevant Education, India
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Specialisms: Social determinants of health, Maternal and child health, Sexual and reproductive health, Family planning, Adolescent health, Gender and development, Quantitative research
Manas Ranjan Pradhan, PhD, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), India
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Specialisms: Reproductive health, Family planning, Qualitative research
Pengpeng Qu, MD, PhD, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics, China
Gwendolyn P. Quinn, PhD, NYU School of Medicine, USA
MD Ashfikur Rahman, MSS, Khulna University, Bangladesh
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Specialisms: Mental Health, Public Health, Women's and children's Health, Reproductive Health
Javier Roberti, PhD, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Argentina
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Specialisms: Qualitative research, Sociology, Social sciences and health
Mahdi Sepidarkish, PhD, Babol University, Iran
Himani Sharma, PhD, International Institute for Population Studies, India
Rajender Singh, PhD, Central Drug Research Institute, India
Oluwaseyi Somefun, PhD, EVIHDAF, Cameroon
Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, PhD, International Medical University, Malaysia
Mahboube Taebi, PhD, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Xiang Tao, MD, PhD, Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, China
Specialisms: Gynecological oncology, gynecological pathology, placental pathology
Ogochukwu Udenigwe, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia
Ondine von Ehrenstein, MPH, PhD, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, USA
Cathy Watson, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
Andrea Whittaker, PhD, Monash University, Australia
Andrew Williams, PhD, MPH, University of North Dakota, USA
Jiang-Nan Wu, PhD, Fudan University, China
Specialisms: Maternal exposure and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, Clinical epidemiology, Human vaccines
Keliang Wu, MD, Shandong University, China
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Specialisms: Reproductive Medicine, Embryonic Development, Epigenetics
Taddese Zerfu, PhD, Dilla University, Ethiopia
Qianling Zhou, PhD, MSc, Peking University, China
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Specialisms: Maternal and child health, Sexual and reproductive health, Health behaviour research, Community-based research
Joseph Mumba Zulu, PhD, University of Zambia, Zambia
Editorial Board
Bosede Bukola Afolabi, MBChB, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Avni Amin, PhD, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Delayehu Bekele, MD, MPH, FECSACOG, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
Giuseppe Benagiano, MD, PhD, FACOG, FICOG, FRCOG, HonSen, DHC, University of Rome, Italy
Ana Pilar Betrán, MD, PhD, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Zulfiqar Bhutta, MBBS, PhD, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Pierre Buekens, MD, PhD, Tulane University, USA
Alma V Camacho, MD, MPH, United Nations Population Fund, Latin America
Tamaryn L. Crankshaw, PhD, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Anindita Dasgupta, PhD, MPH, Columbia University, USA
Adesegun Fatusi, MBChB, MPH, FWACP, PhD, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Anam Shahil Feroz, MSc, University of Toronto, Canada
Pasquale De Franciscis, MD PhD, University of Campania, Italy
Shivaprasad Goudar, MD, MHPE, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, India
Yan Guo, MD, PhD, Peking University Health Science Center, China
Jane Harries, PhD, MPH, MPhil, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Margo Harrison, MD, MPH, FACOG, University of Colorado, USA
Justus Hofmeyr, DSc, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Sennen Hounton, MD, MPH, PhD, Centre Muraz, Burkina Faso
Yukun Hu, PhD, Peking University, China
Latifat Ibisomi, PhD, MSc(Med), MSc, BSc(Hons), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Caroline Kabiru, PhD, African Population and Health Research Center, Kenya
Azita Fathnezhad Kazemi, PhD, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Stephen O. Kwankye, PhD, University of Ghana, Ghana
Zohra Lassi, PhD, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Els Leye, PhD, Ghent University, Belgium
Chaohua Lou, MD, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, China
Pisake Lumbiganon, MD, MS , University of Khon Kaen, Thailand
Suneeta Mittal, MBBS, MD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Trena Mukherjee, DrPH, MPH, Columbia University, USA
Wilfred Njabulo Nunu, PhD, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
Olufemi Taiwo Oladapo, MD, MPH, FWACS, FICS, World Health Organisation, Switzerland
Omrana Pasha, MBBS, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Nigel Pereira, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
Tiarney D. Ritchwood, PhD, Duke University, USA
Lale Say, MD, MSc, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Enrique F Schisterman, PhD, MA. University of Pennsylvania, USA
Martin Stimpfel, PhD, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Specialisms: Embryology, Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis, In vitro fertilization, IVF, ART, MAR, Oocyte, Sperm, Cryopreservation, Epigenetics, Stem cells
Andrea Wendt, PhD, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil
Junjun Yang, MD, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
Editor Emeritus
José M Belizán, MD, PhD, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Argentina
Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, MBBS, MSc, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Veronica Pingray, BSc, RM, MPH, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, USA
Trusted Reviewers
Batuhan Aslan, Assistant Professor, Ankara university department of obstetrics and gynecology, Turkey
Erikles Barbosa, MD, State University of Santa Cruz, Brazil
Emily Bryan, PhD, The University of Queensland, Australia
Zhilan Chen, Researcher, Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
Athanasios Douligeris, MD, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra General Hospital, Greece
Murat Erden, MD, Yale University, United States
Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, MD, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Giosuè Giordano Incognito, Postdoc, University of Catania, Italy
Wei Joyous Wang, Postdoc, The Seventh Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Wiktoria Kozłowska, Research scientist, UWM, Poland
Anh H Le, MD, IVFMD, Viet Nam
Hong-tian Li, PhD, Peking University, China
Jacinta Martin, Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Australia
Poonam Mehta, Postdoc, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
Özlem Okutman, Research scientist, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital, Hôpital Erasme, Bruxelles, Belgium
Emmanuel Otukpa, Postdoc, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya
Davide Perruzza, Researcher, CMR Biogenesi, Italy
Luciano Santos, Postdoc, State University of Santa Cruz, Brazil
Laura Saucedo-Cuevas, Postdoc, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium
Nishel Shah, Researcher, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Simona Simona, Lecturer, University of Zambia, Zambia
Christina Anna Stratopoulou, MD, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Inmaculada Velasco, PhD, University of Cordoba, Spain
Eva Wodeya Wanyenze, Postdoc, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
Ecem Yıldırım, Assistant Professor, University of Health Science, Turkey
Xiao-Rui Zhang, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China