"Midwifery" 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.
The practice of assisting women in childbirth.
| Descriptor ID |
D008880
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.478.676.416
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| Concept/Terms |
Traditional Birth Attendant- Traditional Birth Attendant
- Birth Attendant, Traditional
- Birth Attendants, Traditional
- Traditional Birth Attendants
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Midwifery".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Midwifery".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Midwifery" by people in this website by year, and whether "Midwifery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Midwifery" by people in Profiles.
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Abdul Hamid Alhassan R, Baumann S, Fapohunda A, Tiah JAY, Laari TT, Narbey L, Niemczyk NA, Bam V, Anto-Ocrah M. Men as Midwifery Professionals: A Scoping Review. Birth. 2025 Sep; 52(3):376-392.
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Loomis H, Hackley B, Alexander-Delpech P, McGahey E, Perlman D. Midwifery Students' Experiences of Bias in the Clinical Setting: Prevalence, Types, and Impact. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2025 Jan-Feb; 70(1):50-60.
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Narbey L, Ingalls R, Cline A, McGahey EC, Shafton A, Amsley-Camp K. Organizational Engagement: One State's Experience With Invigorating Affiliate Membership and Building a Sustainable Fundraising Model. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2024 Jul-Aug; 69(4):593-599.
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Niemczyk NA, Sokunbi A, Reale B. Decolonizing the midwifery curriculum: Jettisoning the Caldwell-Moloy pelvic types. Birth. 2025 Sep; 52(3):367-369.
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McNamara K, Poverman M, N?das M, Mallow M, Gerber S. Privileging Midwives for Abortion Care. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2023 Nov-Dec; 68(6):769-773.
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Grenvik J, Berghella V. Reply to the letter to the Editors regarding the use of birthing balls during labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 02; 230(2):277-278.
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Jolles DR, Niemczyk N, Hoehn Velasco L, Wallace J, Wright J, Stapleton S, Flynn C, Pelletier-Butler P, Versace A, Marcelle E, Thornton P, Bauer K. The birth center model of care: Staffing, business characteristics, and core clinical outcomes. Birth. 2023 12; 50(4):1045-1056.
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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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Wanyenze EW, Nalwadda GK, Byamugisha JK, Muwanguzi PA, Tumwesigye NM. Effect of Midwife-Provided Orientation of Birth Companions on Maternal Anxiety and Coping during Labor: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Control Trial in Eastern Uganda. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 01 14; 20(2).
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Dejene D, Stekelenburg J, Versluis M, Ayalew F, Molla Y. Assessment of core teaching competency of health professional educators in Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2022 09 28; 12(9):e059502.