The ideas of this collection titled "updates in obstetrics and gynecology" derives from the desire to create a collection of manuscripts providing new evidence or summarizing the most recent available pieces of evidence in the field of women's care. From new advances in the treatment of gynecological malignancies to the study of molecular mechanisms involved in pathologies affecting fertility, from the investigation of fetal abnormalities by ultrasound to the most recent advances in obstetric care in the setting of delivery room, this special issue is aimed to provide a collection able to became the starting point of new researches.

Manuscripts should be submitted via our online editorial system at https://imr.propub.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to start your submission. Manuscripts can be submitted now or up until the deadline. All papers will go through peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the journal (as soon as accepted) and meanwhile listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, reviews as well as short communications are preferred. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office to announce on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts will be thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. Please visit the Instruction for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) in this open access journal is 1500 USD. Submitted manuscripts should be well formatted in good English.