"Maternal Health" 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.
The health of women during PREGNANCY; childbirth and the POSTPARTUM PERIOD.
| Descriptor ID |
D000068097
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.400.900.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Health" by people in Profiles.
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Advancing maternal and perinatal health through clinical trials: key insights from a WHO global consultation. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 04; 13(4):e740-e748.
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Optimizing Psychological Health Across the Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Mar 04; 14(5):e041369.
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Early life epigenetics and childhood outcomes: a scoping review. Pediatr Res. 2025 Mar; 97(4):1305-1314.
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Fetal sex effects on maternal health can now be tested via randomization: A first-in-class illustration in cows on glucoregulatory outcomes. Theriogenology. 2024 Nov; 229:41-46.
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Health Care Disparities in High-Risk Neonates. Clin Perinatol. 2023 03; 50(1):67-80.
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Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health: Consensus Bundle on Cardiac Conditions in Obstetric Care. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 02 01; 141(2):253-263.
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Developing Tools to Report Racism in Maternal Health for the CDC Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA): Findings from the MMRIA Racism & Discrimination Working Group. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Apr; 26(4):661-669.
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Causal effects on low Apgar at 5-min and stillbirth in a malaria maternal-fetal health outcome investigation: a large perinatal surveillance study in the Brazilian Amazon. Malar J. 2021 Nov 25; 20(1):444.
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Maternal and neonatal data collection systems in low- and middle-income countries for maternal vaccines active safety surveillance systems: A scoping review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Mar 17; 21(1):217.
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The Fifth International Neonatal and Maternal Immunization Symposium (INMIS 2019): Securing Protection for the Next Generation. mSphere. 2021 01 27; 6(1).