Motherhood

Safe Motherhood (in the Human Development Area)

In this context, Safe Motherhood means:

aims at attaining optimal maternal and newborn health. It implies reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity and enhancement of the health of newborn infants through equitable access to primary health care including family planning, prenatal, delivery and postnatal care for the mother and infant, and access to essential obstetric and neonatal care.

Hierarchical Display of Motherhood

Social Questions > Family > Family
Social Questions > Health > Medical science > Medicine > Medical specialisation > Gynaecology
Social Questions > Health > Health care profession > Midwife
Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Organisation of health care > Public health > Reproductive health
Social Questions > Social protection > Social security > Social-security benefit > Maternity benefit
Social Questions > Social protection > Leave on social grounds > Maternity leave
Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Organisation of health care > Care of mothers and infants

Motherhood

Concept of Motherhood

See the dictionary definition of Motherhood.

Characteristics of Motherhood

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Resources

Translation of Motherhood

• Spanish: Maternidad
• French: Maternité
• German: Mutterschaft
• Italian: Maternità
• Portuguese: Maternidade
• Polish: Macierzyństwo

Thesaurus of Motherhood

Social Questions > Family > Family > Motherhood
Social Questions > Health > Medical science > Medicine > Medical specialisation > Gynaecology > Motherhood
Social Questions > Health > Health care profession > Midwife > Motherhood
Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Organisation of health care > Public health > Reproductive health > Motherhood
Social Questions > Social protection > Social security > Social-security benefit > Maternity benefit > Motherhood
Social Questions > Social protection > Leave on social grounds > Maternity leave > Motherhood
Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Organisation of health care > Care of mothers and infants > Motherhood

See also

• Gynaecology
• Midwife
• Reproductive health
• Maternity benefit
• Maternity leave
• Care of mothers and infants

• Maternity confinement
• Pregnancy
• Pregnant woman