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Maternal Welfare
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Definition of 'Maternal Welfare'Organized efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the mother. Common names: Maternal Welfare; Welfare, Maternal; Maternal Health; Health, Maternal |
Monday, November 23, 2009
The effect of brief alcohol intervention on postpartum depression.
30 Aug 2009 
PURPOSE: To report on secondary results from the Healthy Moms Study, a clinical trial to test the efficacy of brief intervention on reducing alcohol use and alcohol-related harms in postpartum women. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Data from a randomized ... Read more...
30 Aug 2009 CONTEXT: Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency associated with high perinatal morbidity and mortality unless prompt delivery by the fastest and safest route is carried out. OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of umbilical cord ... Read more...
Excess Hispanic fetal-infant mortality in a midwestern community.
30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: We assessed excess fetal-infant mortality for Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, and non-Hispanic black populations in five contiguous counties of Missouri and Kansas. METHODS: We conducted a perinatal periods of risk (PPOR) assessment of ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Maternal Welfare'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- What will it take to stop maternal deaths?
21 Sep 2009 - The effect of brief alcohol intervention on postpartum depression. 30 Aug 2009
- Maternity leave benefits in the United States: today's economic climate underlines deficiencies. 30 Aug 2009
- Toward optimal health: maternal benefits of breastfeeding. [An interview with David Meyers by Jodi R. Godfry] 30 Aug 2009
- Emergency obstetrics care in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: a 20 year review of umblical cord prolapse. 30 Aug 2009
- International child health. 30 Aug 2009
- [Maternal morbidity and quality of health care. Severe maternal morbidity--new indicator of inequality in obstetric care] 30 Aug 2009
- Excess Hispanic fetal-infant mortality in a midwestern community. 30 Aug 2009
- Maternal mental health and childhood asthma among Puerto Rican youth: the role of prenatal smoking. 30 Aug 2009
- Saving the lives of South Africa's mothers, babies, and children: can the health system deliver? 22 Aug 2009
- Health inequalities: gendered puzzles and conundrums. The 10th Annual Sol Levine Lecture on Society and Health, October 6, 2008. 19 Aug 2009
- Maternal weathering and risk of preterm delivery. 18 Aug 2009
- Bolivia tackles maternal and child deaths. 6 Aug 2009
- Pulmonary tuberculosis among women with cough attending clinics for family planning and maternal and child health in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Aug 2009
- Compact ultrasound for improving maternal and perinatal care in low-resource settings: review of the potential benefits, implementation challenges, and public health issues. 30 Jul 2009
- Motherhood and inequality: a commentary on Hanna Rosin's "The Case Against Breastfeeding". 30 Jul 2009
- The National Children's Study: a golden opportunity to advance the health of pregnant women. 8 Jul 2009
- Indigenous health part 1: determinants and disease patterns. 2 Jul 2009
- Maternal healthcare in South India. 29 Jun 2009
- Deafness and pregnancy. 29 Jun 2009
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Technical information about 'Maternal Welfare'
Definition: Organized efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the mother.
Descriptor UI: D008429
Alternative terms: Maternal Welfare; Welfare, Maternal; Maternal Health; Health, Maternal;
Related Mesh Headings: Maternal Health Services;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: I01.880.787.678;
Technical Notes: specify geog