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.

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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 107 publications over 23 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	1	5	6
2013	3	6	9
2014	3	5	8
2015	7	1	8
2016	5	1	6
2017	7	3	10
2018	5	1	6
2019	3	0	3
2020	9	5	14
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	2	3
2023	0	1	1
2024	2	2	4
2025	1	0	1

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

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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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 Jul; 10(1_suppl):58S-66S.

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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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Jakubowski BE, Tucker KL, Lavallee L, Wilson H, Mackillop L, Chappell LC, McManus RJ, Hinton L. Participatory Surveillance and Candidacy: A Discourse Analysis of Views on Self-Testing for Proteinuria in Pregnancy. Qual Health Res. 2025 Jul; 35(8):863-875.

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Yeo S, Kim-Hines Y, Ehiri J, Magrath P, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Ernst K, Ibrahimi S, Alaof? H. A qualitative study exploring the factors influencing maternal healthcare access and utilization among Muslim refugee women resettled in the United States. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0307192.

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Panda A, Silk H, Hayes C, Savageau JA. An Assessment of Oral Health Training in Obstetrical Care in Massachusetts. Matern Child Health J. 2024 Jul; 28(7):1168-1177.

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Turrentine M, Nguyen BH, Choby B, Kendig S, King TL, Kotelchuck M, Moore Simas TA, Srinivas SK, Zahn CM, Peahl AF. Frequency of Prenatal Care Visits: A Core Outcome Set for Prenatal Care Schedules. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jun; 33(6):715-722.

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Ranchoff BL, Paterno MT, Attanasio LB. Continuity of Clinician Type and Intrapartum Experiences During the Perinatal Period in California. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2024 Mar-Apr; 69(2):224-235.

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Moore Simas TA, Whelan A, Byatt N. Postpartum Depression-New Screening Recommendations and Treatments. JAMA. 2023 12 19; 330(23):2295-2296.

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Thai A, Johnson KM. Relationship between Perceived Quality of Prenatal Care and Maternal/Infant Health Outcomes. South Med J. 2022 12; 115(12):893-898.

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