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Postpartum Period
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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Concepts
MeSH Heading
Postpartum Period
Tree Number(s)
G08.686.702
Unique ID
D049590
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049590
Annotation
human & animal; qualif permitted as for
PREGNANCY
; check the tag
FEMALE
: Manual 18.4.3; puerperal psychoses =
PUERPERAL DISORDERS
(IM) +
PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
(IM); "postpartum amenorrhea" is indexed under
PUERPERIUM
(IM) +
AMENORRHEA
(IM) & not
LACTATION
unless lactation is particularly discussed
Scope Note
In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (
PARTURITION
).
Entry Term(s)
Postpartum
Postpartum Women
Puerperium
Previous Indexing
Puerperium (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see PUERPERIUM 1980-2004
History Note
2005
Date Established
2005/01/01
Date of Entry
2004/07/07
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
drug effects (DE)
ethics (ES)
ethnology (EH)
genetics (GE)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
physiology (PH)
psychology (PX)
radiation effects (RE)
urine (UR)
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Cell Lineage [G08.686.155]
Climacteric [G08.686.157]
Clutch Size [G08.686.160]
Estrous Cycle [G08.686.195]
Fertility [G08.686.210]
Fetal Viability [G08.686.220]
Fetal Weight [G08.686.280]
Follicular Atresia [G08.686.290]
Gestational Age [G08.686.320]
Gestational Weight Gain [G08.686.330]
Gravidity [G08.686.340]
Labor Presentation [G08.686.520]
Lactation [G08.686.523]
Lacteal Elimination [G08.686.525]
Litter Size [G08.686.530]
Maternal Age [G08.686.560]
Menstrual Cycle [G08.686.605]
Orgasm [G08.686.617]
Ovarian Reserve [G08.686.628]
Oviparity [G08.686.650]
Ovoviviparity [G08.686.655]
Parity [G08.686.677]
Paternal Age [G08.686.700]
Peripartum Period [G08.686.701]
Postpartum Period [G08.686.702]
Lactation [G08.686.702.500]
Pregnancy Rate [G08.686.705]
Pregnancy Trimesters [G08.686.707]
Puberty [G08.686.760]
Reproduction [G08.686.784]
Sex [G08.686.810]
Sex Characteristics [G08.686.815]
Sexual Development [G08.686.841]
Sexuality [G08.686.867]
Viviparity, Nonmammalian [G08.686.920]
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Postpartum Period
Preferred
Concept UI
M0466105
Scope Note
In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (
PARTURITION
).
Terms
Postpartum Period
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034383
Date
03/12/1979
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Postpartum
Term UI
T034382
Date
12/26/1978
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Postpartum Women
Related
Concept UI
M0018115
Terms
Postpartum Women
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034380
Date
12/26/1978
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1980)
Puerperium
Narrower
Concept UI
M0466106
Scope Note
A period after
PARTURITION
, from the time of giving
BIRTH
to the complete involution of the
UTERUS
to its pre-pregnant state. Puerperium generally lasts about six to eight weeks.
Terms
Puerperium
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034381
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1963)
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