"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 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postpartum Period" by people in Profiles.
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Subjective sleep disruption, coping, and anxiety and related symptoms in the perinatal period: findings from a longitudinal study. Sleep. 2026 Jul 13; 49(7).
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Sleep Quality by Reproductive Stage Among Women Living With HIV in the United States Enrolled in the Health Outcomes Around Pregnancy and Exposure to HIV/Antiretrovirals (HOPE) Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Jul 01; 101(7):777-786.
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Psychiatric disorder diagnoses and adverse psychiatric outcomes among pregnant and postpartum adolescents in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective, population-based cohort study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2026 Jul; 10(7):515-523.
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Evaluation of Postpartum Glucose Tolerance Test Results Based on Criteria and Timing. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 07 01; 148(1):4-10.
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The relationship between preterm birth and postpartum anxiety: A first-in-field systematic review. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2026 Apr; 105:102715.
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Early-Life Cardiovascular Disease: Bridging the Knowledge Gap among Healthcare Providers. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2026 Feb 10; 28(1):20.
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Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the perinatal period. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2026 Jan 16; 29(1):19.
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Novel application of dried blood spot tenofovir diphosphate to predict viral suppression in postpartum women with HIV in Malawi. AIDS. 2026 May 01; 40(5):589-599.
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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.