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2. Pregnancy Care: Overview, Prenatal & Postnatal Care - Healthline

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   Overview. Pregnancy care consists of prenatal (before birth) and postpartum (after birth) healthcare for expectant mothers. It involves treatments and trainings to ensure a healthy prepregnancy ...

3. Maternal health - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. In most cases, maternal health encompasses the health care dimensions of family planning, preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in order to ensure a positive and fulfilling experience. In other cases, maternal health can reduce ...

4. What Postpartum Care Looks Like Worldwide, and How the U.S ...

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   In the Netherlands and Belgium, new mothers will have a kraamverzorgster, a maternity nurse who comes to the home to provide a minimum of 24 hours of care within the first 8 days after discharge.

5. Affordable Care Act: Coverage for New Mothers - WebMD

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   The Affordable Care Act (ACA) covers a range of preventive care free for new mothers before and after their babies are born. ... short-term health plans do not have to cover maternity care and ...

6. Pregnancy: Signs, Symptoms, Overview, & Health Tips You ...

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   Pregnancy is a life-changing experience that comes with many joys and challenges. Whether you are planning to conceive, already expecting, or just curious about pregnancy, Healthline has you ...

7. Millions of American Women Lack Access to Maternity Care - WebMD

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   Aug. 1, 2023 -- Millions of women in America don’t have adequate access to maternal health care and that number is growing, according to an annual report by the March of Dimes. “Maternity care ...

8. Choosing a Health Care Provider for Your Pregnancy ... - WebMD

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   Perinatologist: Also called maternal-fetal medicine specialists, a perinatologist is an obstetrician who specializes in the care of women who may face special problems during pregnancy. These ...

9. Prenatal care - Wikipedia

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   Prenatal care, also known as antenatal care, is a type of preventive healthcare.It is provided in the form of medical checkups, consisting of recommendations on managing a healthy lifestyle and the provision of medical information such as maternal physiological changes in pregnancy, biological changes, and prenatal nutrition including prenatal vitamins, which prevents potential health problems ...