"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
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.478.676.416
|
| Concept/Terms |
Traditional Birth Attendant- Traditional Birth Attendant
- Birth Attendant, Traditional
- Birth Attendants, Traditional
- Traditional Birth Attendants
|
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.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Midwifery" by people in Profiles.
-
Advancement of global health: Recommendations from the Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing & Midwifery (GAPFON?). J Adv Nurs. 2020 Feb; 76(2):741-748.
-
Improving satisfaction with care and reducing length of stay in an obstetric triage unit using a nurse-midwife-managed model of care. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2013 Mar-Apr; 58(2):175-81.
-
Shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage simulations: student confidence in managing these complications. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2012 Jan-Feb; 57(1):55-60.
-
Magical thinking. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2008 Sep-Oct; 53(5):401-2.
-
Increased lactation risk for late preterm infants and mothers: evidence and management strategies to protect breastfeeding. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2007 Nov-Dec; 52(6):579-87.
-
Midwifery care of the woman with menorrhagia. J Nurse Midwifery. 1999 Mar-Apr; 44(2):89-105.