Health Care

Maternal Health

The health of women during PREGNANCY; childbirth and the POSTPARTUM PERIOD.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The health of women during PREGNANCY; childbirth and the POSTPARTUM PERIOD.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Health, Maternal

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2016 (1974); use MATERNAL WELFARE 1974-2015

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Previous Indexing

  • Maternal Welfare (1974-2015)

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Tree Number

  1. N01.400w.900w.500w

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NLM Classification

WQ 105

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Maternal Health. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000068097. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000068097
  2. Maternal Health. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_health
  3. Maternal Health. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6786626