"Postpartum Period" 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.
In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION).
| Descriptor ID |
D049590
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.702
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Postpartum Period".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Postpartum Period".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Postpartum Period" by people in this website by year, and whether "Postpartum Period" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postpartum Period" by people in Profiles.
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Primary and secondary adherence to antihypertensive medications during pregnancy and postpartum. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2025 Dec; 42:101274.
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Postpartum Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder: Review of Neurobiology and Expert Consensus Statement on Classification. Biol Psychiatry. 2026 May 01; 99(9):740-747.
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Characteristics and Incidence of Lactational Mastitis Using State-Wide Data from 2016 to 2022. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Jan; 35(1):85-95.
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Asked but not received: postpartum contraception access in opioid-using pregnant patients. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2025 Dec; 30(6):335-343.
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Infant Antibodies After Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy or Postpartum. Pediatrics. 2025 Jul 01; 156(1).
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Failure of neuraxial anesthesia for postpartum tubal ligation: a single-centre retrospective cohort study. Can J Anaesth. 2025 Sep; 72(9):1379-1386.
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Implementation of New Guidelines for Postpartum Glucose Tolerance Testing in Gestational Diabetes. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2025 Jul; 55(4):567-571.
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Prenatal obsessive beliefs predict postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective study. Psychiatry Res. 2025 Sep; 351:116620.
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PREGNANCY DISORDERS AND MATERNAL CONSEQUENCES: Maternal pre-pregnancy risks and postpartum consequences of gestational diabetes. Reproduction. 2025 06 01; 169(6).
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Outcomes of Mothers and Infants Affected by COVID-19. Am J Perinatol. 2026 Jan; 43(2):189-198.