Edited by Karen Rosene-Montella Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Catherine Nelson-Piercy St Thomas's Hospital, London, UK Sandra Lowe Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia Subscription rates

BRAND NEW JOURNAL - LAUNCHING SEPTEMBER 2008

Editorial Board

Guidelines for Authors

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About the Journal

The official journal of:
ISOM (International Society of Obstetric Medicine)
MOMS (MacDonald Obstetric Medicine Society)
NASOM (North American Society of Obstetric Medicine) and
SOMANZ (Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand).

The Royal Society of Medicine Press is delighted to announce the launch in September 2008 of Obstetric Medicine, an important new journal in the field of maternal medicine. This quarterly journal is edited by an international team of leading authorities in the field. We invite you to participate in this important development in obstetric medicine by submitting an article and taking out a discounted subscription for 2009.

Aims and Scope

Obstetric Medicine will publish papers on all aspects of medicine affecting the pregnant woman, including conditions that pre-exist and arise de novo in pregnancy, and the long-term implications of pregnancies, including those complicated by disease, for maternal health.

Topics covered will include Benign idiopathic cranial hypertension, Cerebral vasculitis, Depression and bipolar disorder, Cancer management, Tuberculosis, Disorders of calcium metabolism, Sleep disorders, Obesity, Type 2 diabetes, Contraception for women with medical problems, Rheumatic mitral valve disease, Microchimerism, Management of cerebral haemorrhage, Renal disease, Molecular genetics of obstetric cholestasis.

Call for Papers

Potential Contributors are invited to submit contributions in the following categories:

Editorials (commenting on topical issues or relating to articles being published in the journal)

Original articles (which must include original data)

Review articles

Case reports and case series

Letters to the Editors

Book reviews (commissioned only)

All contributions should be submitted only here. Before submitting, authors should consult, and prepare their manuscripts in accordance with, the full Guidelines for Authors - also available at the above web address.

All original work submitted to Obstetric Medicine, including original articles, review articles and cases, will undergo peer review.

Online Information

A subscription to Obstetric Medicine - whether Standard (print plus free online) or Online-only - entitles subscribers to access the electronic version of the journal.

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How to Subscribe

Subscribe now and receive six issues in your subscription for the price of four!

In the launch year of 2008/9, we are delighted to offer you a special deal on subscriptions: the two issues of 2008 will be included free as part of a subscription to the journal for 2009! This means you will receive six issues instead of the normal four within your standard subscription. This offer is limited only to subscriptions ordered before the launch issue in September 2008.

Annual subscription
Volume 1, 2008 (2 issues beginning September); Volume 2, 2009 (4 issues beginning March),  8648-8900

STANDARD SUBSCRIPTION (includes FREE online access)
Institutional
   UK and Europe  £175.00
   Europe  Euro 263.00
   USA  US$380.00
   Rest of the world  £181.00

Individual
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   Europe  Euro 90.00
   USA  US$139.00
   Rest of the world  £66.00

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Guidelines for Authors
RSM Press Womens Health Titles
RSM Press Obstetrics and Gynaecology Titles