Journal Publisher
Prenatal Sciences Research Institute SOPHIA

Editor-in-Chief:
Gouni Olga, 
Prenatal Psychology Educator, cosmoanelixis, Prenatal & Life Sciences, Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece, e-mail: ijpls@journalprenatalife.com or info@cosmoanelixis.gr 

Assistant co-Editors
Turner, Jon RG & Troya GN,
BA Greek & English, Whole-Self Prebirth Psychology, Whole-Self Discovery & Development Institute, Inc. International, The Netherlands, e-mail: Jon RG Turner: Whole-Self@quicknet.nl, e-mail: Troya GN Turner: troya@quicknet.nl

Editor Emeritus

Verny, Thomas R, MD, DPsych., DHL, FRCPC, FAPA, Associate Editor, Journal of the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health (JOPPPAH), Past President APPPAH, Canada

Advisors Emeritus

Prof. Brekhman, Grigori, M.D, Ph.D. D.Sc. , Interdisciplinary Clinical Center of Haifa University, Integrative Research Institute, House of Scientists, Haifa, Israel, e-mail: grigorib@013.net

Dr. med. Janus, Ludwig, Psychoanalyst, Prenatal Psychology Pioneer, Dossenheim, Germany

Editorial Board-Co-Editors

Prof. Ruiz-Berdún, Dolores, RN, RM, MSc, Ph D, Professor of Medical Humanities and History of Science, University of Alcalá, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, e-mail: lola.ruizberdun@uah.es 
Dr. Topalidou, Anastasia, Research Assistant (Biomechanics), University of Central Lancashire, School of Health Sciences, Allied Health Research Unit, Brook Building (BB121), PR1 2HE, Preston, UK, e-mail: atopalidou@uclan.ac.uk 
Dr. Hab Kazmierczak, Maria, Associate Professor in Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Poland, e-mail: psymk@ug.edu.pl
Lymperi, Rallou, PhD cand. Midwifery Lecturer, Health Care Management (MSc), Athens Greece, e-mail: rallou_l@hotmail.com 
Moros, Michalis,  RM, MSc, PhDc,  Midwifery Lecturer, Athens, Greece, e-mail: mmoros@med.uoa.gr

Greek Language Editorial Proofreading: Marianna Zervopoulou, MA in Classics

Ethics:
Dr. Frith, Lucy, M.Phil, University of Liverpool, L.J.Frith@liverpool.ac.uk

International Advisory Board (in alphabetical order)

Balaam, Marie-Clare, Senior Research Assistant, Midwifery, School of Community Health and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Bastien, Alison, C.A.S.A. Midwifery & Women's Health Educator  C.A.S.A., San Miguel de Allende,  Mexico, 
Prof. Calleja-Agius, Jean,  MD  MSc, Clinical Embryology (Leeds), MRCOG  MRCPI  PhD (Lond), Head of Department – Anatomy, University of Malta, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta
Dr. Corcoran Paul, PhD in Epidemiology, Master in Statistics, University College Cork, Ireland
Dr. Dobrijevic, Ljiljana,
PhD, in Neurosciences, Research Associate, Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Downe, Soo, BA(hons), RM, MSc, PhD OBE, UCLAN, UK, PROFESSOR IN MIDWIFERY STUDIES, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), School of Community Health and Midwifery, Brook Building, BB223, UK
Prof. Eide, Liv Bodil, Assistant Professor, Department of Child Welfare and Social Work, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Dr. Escuriet, Ramón, RM. PhD Biomedicine, General Directorate for Health Planning. Mar School of Nursing. University Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Gavopoulos, Giorgos,  MSc, Constitutional Law, Greece
Dr. Gillen, Patricia, Lecturer, School of Nursing, Ulster University, Ireland
Dr.
Hadjigeorgiou, Eleni,  
PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), SRM, SN., Midwifery educator, Nursing Department., School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Dr. Israel, Janene, (Ph.D), Professor of Psychology and Department Chair of Psychological Sciences, South Texas College, Psychologist-Prenatal and Perinatal,  Proprietor, “Birthing Connections”, USA
Johann, Frits, MSc, psychology, psychotherapist, The Netherlands
Janjatovic-Pugliese, Smilja, MSc Clinical & Community Psychology, Spec. Reichian Psychoanalysis, Hypnoaanalysis, Prenatal Psychology, Whole-Self Psychology, Crisis Analysis & Migration. Rome, Italy
Dr. med. Janus, Ludwig, Psychoanalyst, Prenatal Psychology Pioneer, Dossenheim, Germany
Dr. de Jonge, Ank, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Medical Science Nursing, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Lindström, Bengt,
Professor of Salutogenesis, NTNU, 2011, Norway, Pediatrician, Norway
Dr. Luyben, AnsPhD PGDM PGDEd RM, Midwife/ Independent international consultant Women's Health & Maternity care, Switzerland
Dr. Meier-Magistretti, Claudia, HSLU SA, Director of Research at Lucerne University for Applied Sciences and Arts (Department of Social Work), Switzerland
Prof. Minnie, Karin, (PhD, M.Cur - Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science), Associate Professor and Director, Northwest University, Focus Area: INSINQ - Quality in Nursing and Midwifery, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
Prof. Morano, Sandra, Obstetrician, Genoa University/ Genoa University Hospital, Italy
Prof. Nazarenko, Larisa,
MD, PhD, DSci, Head of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Postgraduate Medical University, Kharkov, Ukraine
Plyta-Leontiou, StellaMSc European Midwifery, BSc Hons, RM, RGN, President of Midwives' Committee/ CYNMA, Nicosia Archbishop Makarios Childern’s hospital, Supervisor Nurse – Midwife, Cyprus
Dr. du Preez, Antoinette,  (PhD; RN; Adv.M), B.Cur Programme Manager, Senior Lecturer: Midwifery, Northwest University, School of Nursing Science, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
Odent Michel, MD, Obstetrician & Childbirth Specialist, France
Santos, Mário, J.D.S. , RN, MSc, PhD cand, Health sociologist. Research Assistant at the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), CIES-IUL, Portugal
Dr. Sekulić, Slobodan, Neurology, Pediatrics, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Rydahl, Eva, PhD cand, Lecturer, Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Sinclair, Marlene, Professor of Midwifery Research,  Ulster University, School of Nursing, Campus: Jordanstown, Ireland 
Sc. D. Sovilj, Mirjana,  Doctor of psychophysiology, audiolinguist, speech therapist and speech pathologist, Institute for Experimental Phonetics and Speech Pathology “Djordje Kostic” Serbia
Spanomitrou, Antonia , MSc translational research in molecular biology and genetics, Greece
Dr. White, Joanna, MA & PhD in Social Anthropology, Lisbon, Portugal