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becoming a
mother has been
referred to as "matrescence". The
adjective "
maternal"
refers to a
mother and
comparatively to "paternal" for a father. The verb...
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Maternal death or
maternal mortality is
defined in
slightly different ways by
several different health organizations. The
World Health Organization (WHO)...
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physically separate maternal and
fetal circulations, and is an
important endocrine organ,
producing hormones that
regulate both
maternal and
fetal physiology...
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Maternal care may
refer to: in humans: Obstetrics,
medical specialty concerning pregnancy and
childbirth Midwifery,
healthcare provided during and following...
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Maternalism is the
public expression of
domestic values ****ociated with motherhood. It
centers on the
language of
motherhood to
justify women's political...
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maternal bond is the
relationship between a
biological mother/caregiver and her
child or baby.
While typically ****ociated with
pregnancy and childbirth...
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Maternal health is the
health of
people during pregnancy, childbirth, and the
postpartum period. In most cases,
maternal health encomp****es the health...
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complications such as an
abscess should be considered. In 2015,
about 11.8 million
maternal infections occurred. In the
developed world about 1% to 2%
develop uterine...
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makeup of breastmilk,
including gestational age, age of infant,
maternal age,
maternal smoking, and
nutritional needs of the infant.: 10–14 The first...
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Maternal–fetal
medicine (MFM), also
known as perinatology, is a
branch of
medicine that
focuses on
managing health concerns of the
mother and
fetus prior...
