About the Journal

Aims and Scope

Nascer e Crescer – Birth and Growth Medical Journal is a peerreviewed scientific journal edited by the Department of Education and Training of Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António (DEFI/ULS de Santo António). Published quarterly since 1992, it is indexed in SciELO and referenced in several scientific databases.
Its main goal is to disseminate and develop scientific knowledge, promoting research in Maternal-Fetal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Health.
Nascer e Crescer – Birth and Growth Medical Journal publishes material in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, clinical cases, imaging cases, letters to the editor, and current perspectives.
The journal follows an open access policy and makes its articles fully available at https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer, under the Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC 4.0).
The journal charges no fees to authors or readers.
The management of scientific content is the sole responsibility of the editorial staff.