"Maternal Welfare" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organized efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the mother.
| Descriptor ID |
D008429
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.787.678
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Welfare" by people in Profiles.
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DerSarkissian M, Thompson CA, Arah OA. Time series analysis of maternal mortality in Africa from 1990 to 2005. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Dec 01; 67(12):992-8.
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Sattari M, Levine D, Neal D, Serwint JR. Personal breastfeeding behavior of physician mothers is associated with their clinical breastfeeding advocacy. Breastfeed Med. 2013 Feb; 8(1):31-7.
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Downing S, Halpern L, Carswell J, Brown RS. Severe maternal hypothyroidism corrected prior to the third trimester is associated with normal cognitive outcome in the offspring. Thyroid. 2012 Jun; 22(6):625-30.
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Lau C, Rogers JM, Desai M, Ross MG. Fetal programming of adult disease: implications for prenatal care. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr; 117(4):978-985.
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Goodwin RD, Canino G, Ortega AN, Bird HR. Maternal mental health and childhood asthma among Puerto Rican youth: the role of prenatal smoking. J Asthma. 2009 Sep; 46(7):726-30.
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Waller DK, Shaw GM, Rasmussen SA, Hobbs CA, Canfield MA, Siega-Riz AM, Gallaway MS, Correa A. Prepregnancy obesity as a risk factor for structural birth defects. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Aug; 161(8):745-50.
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Rukanuddin RJ, Ali TS, McManis B. Midwifery education and maternal and neonatal health issues: challenges in Pakistan. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2007 Jul-Aug; 52(4):398-405.
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Albright C, Maddock JE, Nigg CR. Physical activity before pregnancy and following childbirth in a multiethnic sample of healthy women in Hawaii. Women Health. 2005; 42(3):95-110.
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Pugh LC, Milligan RA, Frick KD, Spatz D, Bronner Y. Breastfeeding duration, costs, and benefits of a support program for low-income breastfeeding women. Birth. 2002 Jun; 29(2):95-100.