"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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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Welfare" by people in Profiles.
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Implementing a grand plan for reducing maternal and newborn deaths. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Sep; 120(3):509-10.
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Brazilian mothers with HIV: experiences with diagnosis and treatment in a human rights based health care system. AIDS Care. 2012; 24(4):491-5.
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Welfare reform and substance abuse. Milbank Q. 2005; 83(1):65-99.
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A risk assessment screening test for very low birth weight. Matern Child Health J. 2003 Jun; 7(2):127-36.
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Pregnant smokers who quit, pregnant smokers who don't: does history of problem behavior make a difference? Soc Sci Med. 2003 Jun; 56(12):2449-60.
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Millions of mothers lack health insurance coverage in the United States. Most uninsured mothers lack access both to employer-based coverage and to publicly subsidized health insurance. Int J Health Serv. 2002; 32(1):89-106.
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Antihypertensive therapy in pregnancy. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2001 Oct; 3(5):392-9.
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Women's attitudes to being asked about exposure to violence. Midwifery. 2001 Mar; 17(1):2-10.
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Beyond abortion: refusal of caesarean section. Bioethics. 1989 Apr; 3(2):106-21.
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The impact of maternity on radiologists: the AAWR position and its acceptance by women. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1986 Feb; 146(2):415-7.