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The Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology and Health (JOPPPAH) is owned and published by the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH). Journal subscription, electronic or printed, comes with the level of membership chosen. To become a member online please click online registration. At the present time, wider access to the archive of full-length journal articles is only available to registered students in an academic program ($70. membership) and to full members of the Association ($115. per year).

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Honoring the Editors of Our Journal 1986 to Present

  • Founding Editor, Thomas Verny, M.D., D.H.L., D. Psych., F.R.C.P. (C)
    1986, Volumes 1 to 4(2)
  • Charles Laughlin, Ph.D
    1990, Volumes 4(3) to 8(4)
  • Ruth Johnson Carter, Ph.D
    1994, Volumes 9 to 16(2)