Mothers

"Mothers" 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.

MeSH information

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Female parents, human or animal.

Descriptor ID	D009035
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.500.320.200 I01.880.853.150.500.340.270 M01.620.630
Concept/Terms	Mothers Mothers Mother Mothers' Clubs Mothers' Clubs Club, Mothers' Clubs, Mothers' Mother Clubs Mother's Clubs Mothers Clubs Mothers' Club

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mothers".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Nuclear Family [F01.829.263.500]
Parents [F01.829.263.500.320]
Mothers [F01.829.263.500.320.200]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Nuclear Family [I01.880.853.150.500]
Parents [I01.880.853.150.500.340]
Mothers [I01.880.853.150.500.340.270]
Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Parents [M01.620]
Mothers [M01.620.630]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mothers" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mothers" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 128 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	0	2
1998	2	0	2
2002	1	1	2
2004	0	1	1
2005	2	0	2
2006	2	1	3
2007	1	1	2
2008	3	0	3
2009	3	0	3
2010	2	0	2
2011	2	0	2
2012	2	2	4
2013	4	1	5
2014	1	3	4
2015	3	2	5
2016	7	5	12
2017	3	3	6
2018	9	3	12
2019	3	4	7
2020	4	8	12
2021	2	5	7
2022	4	6	10
2023	1	13	14
2024	2	2	4
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Mothers" by people in Profiles.

Ratner JA, Chaiyachati BH, Demharter NS, Gannon M, Hossain J, Larkin O, McAllister JM, Peera F, Schiff DM, Sibinga EMS, Rohde JF, Goyal NK. Pediatricians' Attitudes Toward and Use of Terminology About Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder. J Addict Med. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 19(6):646-654.

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L?-Scherban F, Coleman SM, Fusfeld Z, Frank DA, Poblacion A, Black MM, Ochoa E, Sandel M, Ettinger de Cuba S. Maternal adverse childhood experiences and lifetime experiences of racial discrimination: Associations with current household hardships and intergenerational health. Soc Sci Med. 2025 02; 366:117695.

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Goyal NK, Chang PW, Chung EK. Knowledge and Attitudes About Perinatal Marijuana Use Among US?Postpartum Mothers: A Better Outcomes Through Research for Newborns?Network Study. Acad Pediatr. 2025 04; 25(3):102616.

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Adegboyega O, Gayen Nee' Betal S, Urday P, Huang R, Bodycot K, Al-Kouatly HB, Solarin K, Chan JSY, Addya S, Boelig RC, Aghai ZH. DNA methylation patterns in umbilical cord blood from infants of methadone maintained opioid dependent mothers. Sci Rep. 2024 07 27; 14(1):17298.

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Ullah K, Saleem J, Zakar R, Ishaq M, Khattak FA, Majeed F, Sadiqa HA, Fischer F. Exploring the reasons for defaulting from childhood immunization: a?qualitative study in Pakistan. BMC Public Health. 2024 02 08; 24(1):408.

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Hoffman MK, Goudar S, Dhaded S, Figueroa L, Mazariegos M, Krebs NF, Westcott J, Tikmani SS, Karim F, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Patel A, Das P, Hibberd P, Chomba E, Mwenchanya M, Carlo WA, Trotta M, Williams A, Moore J, Nolen T, Goco N, McClure EM, Lobo MA, Cunha AB, Derman RJ. Neurodevelopment of Children Whose Mothers Were Randomized to Low-Dose Aspirin During Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 04 01; 143(4):554-561.

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Standish KR, Combs G, McMahon M, Slater C, Zani L, Pindar C, Serafin K, Parker MG, Philipp BL. Early Bloomers: A Nursing-Driven Program to Support Human Milk Feeding Among Late Preterm Infants in the Mother-Baby Unit. J Hum Lact. 2024 02; 40(1):96-100.

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Batool M, Saleem J, Zakar R, Butt MS, Iqbal S, Haider S, Fischer F. Relationship of stunting with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices among children under the age of five: a cross-sectional study in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. BMC Public Health. 2023 11 03; 23(1):2153.

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Boelig RC, Chaudhury S, Gromowski GD, Mayer S, King J, Aghai ZH, Bergmann-Leitner E. Reduced maternal immunity and vertical transfer of immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern with COVID-19 exposure or initial vaccination in pregnancy. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1216410.

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Majid H, Jafri L, Farooqui AJ, Ahmed S, Nisa Khan ZU, Khan AH. Factors Associated With Awareness Of Literate Mothers About Newborn Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study From A Low-Middle-Income Country. J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Sep; 73(9):1805-1810.

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