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Postnatal Care
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Definition of 'Postnatal Care'The care provided a woman following the birth of a child. Common names: Postnatal Care; Care, Postnatal; Postpartum Programs; Postpartum Program; Program, Postpartum; Programs, Postpartum |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
21 Sep 2009 
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality in Africa has changed little since 1990. We developed a mathematical model with the aim to assess whether improved community-based access to life-saving drugs, to augment a core programme of health-facility ... Read more...
Closing the quality gap: promoting evidence-based breastfeeding care in the hospital.
12 Sep 2009 Evidence shows that hospital-based practices affect breastfeeding duration and exclusivity throughout the first year of life. However, a 2007 CDC survey of US maternity facilities documented poor adherence with evidence-based practice. Of a possible ... Read more...
6 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: In many Southeast Asian cultures the activities and diet during the postpartum period are culturally dictated and a period of confinement is observed. Plants play an important role in recovery during the postpartum period in diet, ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Postnatal Care'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Estimation of potential effects of improved community-based drug provision, to augment health-facility strengthening, on maternal mortality due to post-partum haemorrhage and sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: an equity-effectiveness model. 21 Sep 2009
- Closing the quality gap: promoting evidence-based breastfeeding care in the hospital. 12 Sep 2009
- Plants used during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum healthcare in Lao PDR: a comparative study of the Brou, Saek and Kry ethnic groups. 6 Sep 2009
- Postnatal mental distress in relation to the sociocultural practices of childbirth: an exploratory qualitative study from Ethiopia. 22 Aug 2009
- Effect of timing of first postnatal care home visit on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: a observational cohort study. 12 Aug 2009
- Evaluation of changes in postnatal care using the "Parents' Postnatal Sense of Security" instrument and an assessment of the instrument's reliability and validity. 10 Aug 2009
- Preventing postpartum smoking relapse: an opportunity for neonatal nurses. 30 Jul 2009
- Unfulfilled postpartum sterilization requests. 30 Jul 2009
- Investigating factors associated with nurses' attitudes towards perinatal bereavement care: a study in Shandong and Hong Kong. 30 Jul 2009
- The management of nipple pain and/or trauma associated with breastfeeding.
30 Jul 2009 - Medical management of ruptured appendicitis in pregnancy. 30 Jul 2009
- South Australian rural women's views of their pregnancy, birthing and postnatal care.
13 Jul 2009 - Supporting mothers in recovery: parenting classes. 29 Jun 2009
- Predictors and outcomes of postpartum mothers' perceptions of readiness for discharge after birth. 29 Jun 2009
- Motherhood: the early days. 29 Jun 2009
- Jewish laws, customs, and practice in labor, delivery, and postpartum care. 29 Jun 2009
- Risk factors for RhD immunisation despite antenatal and postnatal anti-D prophylaxis. 15 Jun 2009
- [Prenatal palliative care: a challenge of consistency between prenatal and postnatal care] 30 May 2009
- Back care and beyond--a guide. 30 May 2009
- Ethical issues in perinatal mental health. 30 May 2009
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Technical information about 'Postnatal Care'
Definition: The care provided a woman following the birth of a child.
Descriptor UI: D011181
Alternative terms: Postnatal Care; Care, Postnatal; Postpartum Programs; Postpartum Program; Program, Postpartum; Programs, Postpartum;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; psychology;
Tree Number: E02.760.741; N02.421.143.620.534; N02.421.585.741;
History Note: 71