Postnatal Care

"Postnatal Care" 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.

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The care provided to women and their NEWBORNS for the first few months following CHILDBIRTH.

Descriptor ID	D011181
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.703.500 N02.421.143.620.550.500 N02.421.585.703.500
Concept/Terms	Postnatal Care Postnatal Care Care, Postnatal Postpartum Care Care, Postpartum Postpartum Programs Postpartum Programs Postpartum Program Program, Postpartum Programs, Postpartum

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Perinatal Care [E02.760.703]
Postnatal Care [E02.760.703.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Community Health Services [N02.421.143]
Maternal Health Services [N02.421.143.620]
Perinatal Care [N02.421.143.620.550]
Postnatal Care [N02.421.143.620.550.500]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Perinatal Care [N02.421.585.703]
Postnatal Care [N02.421.585.703.500]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Postnatal Care".

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

Bar chart showing 26 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2014 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	3	1	4
2016	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	2	2	4
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	2	1	3
2024	0	1	1

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

Namutebi M, Nalwadda GK, Kasasa S, Muwanguzi PA, Kaye DK. Prevalence of postpartum complications and associated factors among postpartum women in Uganda, a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Oct 03; 24(1):640.

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Namutebi M, Nalwadda GK, Kasasa S, Muwanguzi PA, Kaye DK. Midwives' perceptions towards the ministry of health guidelines for the provision of immediate postpartum care in rural health facilities in Uganda. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Apr 18; 23(1):261.

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Iqbal S, Maqsood S, Zakar R, Fischer F. Trend analysis of multi-level determinants of maternal and newborn postnatal care utilization in Pakistan from 2006 to 2018: Evidence from Pakistan Demographic and Health Surveys. BMC Public Health. 2023 04 04; 23(1):642.

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Namutebi M, Nalwadda GK, Kasasa S, Muwanguzi PA, Ndikuno CK, Kaye DK. Readiness of rural health facilities to provide immediate postpartum care in Uganda. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Jan 10; 23(1):22.

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Handley SC, Gallagher K, Lindgren E, Lo JY, Burris HH, Dysart KC, Greenspan J, Culhane JF, Son M. Postpartum Length of Stay and Hospital Readmission Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 03 01; 139(3):381-390.

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Gulersen M, Husk G, Lenchner E, Blitz MJ, Rafael TJ, Rochelson B, Chakravarthy S, Grunebaum A, Chervenak FA, Fruhman G, Jones MF, Schwartz B, Nimaroff M, Bornstein E. The Risk of Readmission after Early Postpartum Discharge during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Perinatol. 2022 03; 39(4):354-360.

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Patel AB, Simmons EM, Rao SR, Moore J, Nolen TL, Goldenberg RL, Goudar SS, Somannavar MS, Esamai F, Nyongesa P, Garces AL, Chomba E, Mwenechanya M, Saleem S, Naqvi F, Bauserman M, Bucher S, Krebs NF, Derman RJ, Carlo WA, Koso-ThomasMcClure MEM, Hibberd PL. Evaluating the effect of care around labor and delivery practices on early neonatal mortality in the Global Network's Maternal and Newborn Health Registry. Reprod Health. 2020 Nov 30; 17(Suppl 2):156.

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Boelig RC, Lambert C, Pena JA, Stone J, Bernstein PS, Berghella V. Obstetric protocols in the setting of a pandemic. Semin Perinatol. 2020 10; 44(6):151295.

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Boelig RC, Manuck T, Oliver EA, Di Mascio D, Saccone G, Bellussi F, Berghella V. Labor and delivery guidance for COVID-19. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 05; 2(2):100110.

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Boelig RC, Saccone G, Bellussi F, Berghella V. MFM guidance for COVID-19. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 05; 2(2):100106.

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