Prenatal Care

"Prenatal 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.

MeSH information

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Care provided the pregnant woman in order to prevent complications, and decrease the incidence of maternal and prenatal mortality.

Descriptor ID	D011295
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.786 N02.421.143.620.704 N02.421.585.786
Concept/Terms	Prenatal Care Prenatal Care Care, Prenatal Antenatal Care Care, Antenatal

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Prenatal Care [E02.760.786]
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]
Prenatal Care [N02.421.143.620.704]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Prenatal Care [N02.421.585.786]

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

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

Bar chart showing 115 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2000	2	0	2
2002	0	2	2
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	0	1
2008	2	3	5
2009	1	4	5
2010	2	0	2
2011	4	2	6
2012	2	4	6
2013	3	5	8
2014	3	5	8
2015	7	1	8
2016	5	1	6
2017	7	3	10
2018	5	2	7
2019	4	0	4
2020	9	5	14
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	2	3
2023	0	1	1
2024	2	3	5
2025	5	0	5
2026	0	2	2

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

Moon RY, Colson ER, Hauck FR, Kellams AL, Parker MG, Kerr SM, Geller NL, Boguszewski KE, Bellamy SL, Kiviniemi MT, Corwin MJ. Safe Sleep Video Intervention via Text Messaging to Low-Income Families: The SMARTER Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 Sep 01; 336(9):774-782.

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Rivera Lynch C, Delaney KM, Johnson KM. Obstetric management and counseling for threatened periviable birth. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Oct 01; 38(5):380-387.

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Ngangmeni LN, Wallace KF, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks KM. Perceived Importance of Obstetric Quality Measures to Veterans Receiving Community-Based Obstetric Care. Matern Child Health J. 2026 Jan; 30(1):134-141.

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Mattocks KM, Ngangmeni L, Marteeny V, Walker L, Goldstein KM, Condon-Perry S, Berrien K, Weber D, Shenette LL, Wallace K, Kroll-Desrosiers A. Examining the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Doula Intervention Program for Veterans Receiving VA Maternity Care Benefits. Womens Health Issues. 2025 Nov-Dec; 35(6):458-466.

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Essa A, Wilkie GL, Kovell LC. Assessing rates of dietary counseling in obstetric patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and related conditions. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2025 Dec; 42:101273.

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Griffin LB, Passarelli N, Whelan A, Russo M, Zitek E, Hardy E, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. Assessment of Obstetric Providers' Practice Surrounding Vaccine Counseling and Administration for Non-Birthing Partners. R I Med J (2013). 2025 Sep 02; 108(9):36-41.

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Herman RJ, Barcala-Delgado DI, Rowley CA, Craft AL, Pruett MK, Byatt N, Perry-Jenkins M. Partner-inclusive prenatal intervention to promote parenting readiness: Results from a pilot trial. Infant Ment Health J. 2025 Nov; 46(6):633-652.

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Rasubala L, Russell SL, Ren Y, Malmstrom H, Huang SS, Flahive J, Yang C. Dental Faculty Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness to Treat Pregnant Persons at 2 Institutions. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2025 07; 10(1_suppl):58S-66S.

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Simpson AN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Cusimano MC, Baxter NN. Processes of obstetrical care and outcomes among Ontario physicians versus non-physicians: a population-based study. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 15; 14(12):e091312.

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Chisholm A, Tucker KL, Crawford C, Green M, Greenfield S, Hodgkinson J, Lavallee L, Leeson P, Mackillop L, McCourt C, Sandall J, Wilson H, Chappell LC, McManus RJ, Hinton L. Self-monitoring blood pressure in pregnancy: evaluation of women's experiences of the BUMP trials. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Nov 28; 24(1):800.

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