 Postpartum Period
"Postpartum Period" 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.
In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION).
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D049590
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.702
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Postpartum Period" by people in this website by year, and whether "Postpartum Period" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2014 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2016 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | 2018 | 6 | 11 | 17 | | 2019 | 9 | 10 | 19 | | 2020 | 12 | 5 | 17 | | 2021 | 2 | 23 | 25 | | 2022 | 1 | 18 | 19 | | 2023 | 3 | 12 | 15 | | 2024 | 9 | 6 | 15 | | 2025 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2026 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postpartum Period" by people in Profiles.
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Sherman ME, Etievant L, Vierkant RA, Winham SJ, Ruddy KJ, Pacheco-Spann L, Wickland DP, Cruz-Reyes N, Stallings-Mann M, Radisky D, Thompson EA, Kachergus JM, Shi J, Rosenberg SM, Snow C, Kirkner GJ, Schapira L, Peppercorn JM, Come S, Borges VF, Warner E, Collins LC, Partridge AH, Pfeiffer RM. Postpartum breast cancer: evidence for a distinct phenotype. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 May 01; 118(5):926-936.
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Yengkhom D, Montepiedra G, Masheto G, Wabwire D, Stranix-Chibanda L, Matubu A, Violari A, Theron G, Gupta A, Weinberg A. Tuberculosis preventive therapy in postpartum women with HIV modifies M. tuberculosis-specific and nonspecific immune responses. Front Immunol. 2026; 17:1722621.
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Montepiedra G, Aaron L, Theron G, McCarthy K, Bradford S, Chipato T, Vhembo T, Stranix-Chibanda L, Wabwire D, Masheto G, Jean-Philippe P, Sterling TR, Weinberg A, Gupta A. Hepatotoxicity Among People With HIV and Receiving Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in Pregnancy and Postpartum: The Role of Antiretroviral Regimen and Pharmacogenetics. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):e156-e164.
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Singh A, Singh MP, Thakur P, Khasbage SU, Yadav R. Efficacy of pharmacological agents for management of post-partum hypertension: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. J Hum Hypertens. 2026 Mar; 40(3):147-157.
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Hughes JA, McMorrow F, Brooks KM, Pinilla M, Fairlie L, Ngocho JS, Stek A, Best BM, Mirochnick M, Wiesner L, George K, Knowles K, Browning R, DeYampert T, Hesseling AC, Decloedt E, Shapiro DE, Eke AC. Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Clofazimine in Women With Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Results From IMPAACT P1026s. J Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 17; 233(1):16-26.
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McClure EM, Tita ATN, Carlo WA, Saleem S, Moore JL, Jessani S, Tikmani SS, Shivkumar P, Waikar MR, Patel A, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Kavi A, Metgud MC, Goudar SS, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Haque R, Billah SM, Derman RJ, Bauserman M, Bose CL, Hibberd PL, Ekhaguere OA, Bucher S, Petri WA, Mazariegos M, Krebs NF, Asturias EJ, Hemingway-Foday JJ, Babineau DC, Koso-Thomas M, Goldenberg RL. Non-study post-partum antibiotics use and risk of maternal and neonatal infection: A secondary analysis of the A-PLUS randomized controlled trial. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2026 Jun; 173(3):1362-1371.
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Sun S, Nikanjam M, Mirochnick M, Powis KM, Eke AC, Stek A, Arora P, Cressey TR, Brooks KM, Best BM, Capparelli EV, Momper JD. Population Pharmacokinetics of Bictegravir During Pregnancy and Postpartum: Role of Adherence in Maintaining Therapeutic Exposure. J Clin Pharmacol. 2026 Jan; 66(1):e70134.
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Douglas OR, Low D, Maheria P, Thomas KK, Brown E, Hassan SA, Odhiambo F, Karauki E, Yongo N, Oyaro P, Abuogi LL, Patel RC. Associations between recent intimate partner violence and sustained viral suppression among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in western Kenya: A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort (Opt4Mamas). Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2026 May; 173(2):963-973.
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Yu Y, Brooks KM, Doncel GF, Best BM, Marzinke MA, Mirochnick M, Anderson P, Myer L, Celum C, Heffron R, Coleman J, Davey DJ, Hendrix CW, Momper JD, Bies R, Scott RK. Development of a Semi-Mechanistic Population Pharmacokinetic Model for Predicting Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate and Tenofovir Alafenamide Exposure in Plasma and Cellular Matrices During Pregnancy and Postpartum. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2026 Jan; 65(1):133-148.
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Brandes CM, Clark HM, Demers CH, Davis EP, Hankin BL. Evaluating a hierarchical structural model of psychopathology symptoms across pregnancy and the postpartum period. J Psychopathol Clin Sci. 2026 Feb; 135(2):217-238.
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