Maternalism is the public expression of domestic values associated with motherhood. It centers on the language of motherhood to justify women's political...

Maternal instinct may refer to: The maternal bond that forms between a mother and her child "Maternal Instinct" (Stargate SG-1), a 2000 episode from the...

Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. In most cases, maternal health encompasses the health...

women" or "equal rights" feminists did not accept maternalism. But the acceptable language of maternalism was tactically convenient[citation needed] to feminists...

Maternal care may refer to: in humans: Obstetrics, medical specialty concerning pregnancy and childbirth Midwifery, healthcare provided during and following...

Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined in slightly different ways by several different health organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

Maternal sensitivity is a mother's ability to perceive and infer the meaning behind her infant's behavioural signals, and to respond to them promptly and...

A maternal effect is a situation where the phenotype of an organism is determined not only by the environment it experiences and its genotype, but also...

A maternal bond is the relationship between a biological mother/caregiver and her child or baby. While typically associated with pregnancy and childbirth...

Maternal Secrets is a 2018 American-Bermudan strong woman thriller television film, set in the Caribbean Bermuda. It is directed by Lucinda Spurling and...

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...

The conception of a maternal impression rests on the belief that a powerful mental (or sometimes physical) influence working on the mother's mind may produce...

Maternal hypothyroidism is hypothyroidism in pregnant mothers. Even with appropriate treatment, it may pose risks not only to the mother, but also to the...

Maternal deprivation is a scientific term summarising the early work of psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby on the effects of separating infants...

Fetal-maternal haemorrhage is the loss of fetal blood cells into the maternal circulation. It takes place in normal pregnancies as well as when there...

physically separate maternal and fetal circulations, and is an important endocrine organ, producing hormones that regulate both maternal and fetal physiology...

Advanced maternal age, in a broad sense, is the instance of a woman being of an older age at a stage of reproduction, although there are various definitions...

The maternal mortality ratio is a key performance indicator (KPI) for efforts to improve the health and safety of mothers before, during, and after childbirth...

The maternal wall is a term referring to stereotypes and various forms of discrimination encountered by working mothers and mothers seeking employment...

Bass Is Maternal is the debut studio album by Bristolian production duo Smith & Mighty, originally released by More Rockers in 1995. The album was originally...

Maternal-fetal conflict, also known as obstetric conflict, occurs when a pregnant individual's (maternal) interests conflict with the interests of the...

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...

Maternal Admiration (French: Admiration maternelle) is an oil painting by the French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau, painted in 1869, and now owned...

Matricide (or maternal homicide) is the act of killing one's own mother. Amastris, queen of Heraclea, was drowned by her two sons in 284 BC. Cleopatra...

The Order of Maternal Glory (Russian: Орден «Материнская слава», romanized: Orden "Materinskaya slava") was a Soviet civilian award commemorating mothers...

Maternal recognition of pregnancy is a crucial aspect of carrying a pregnancy to full term. Without maternal recognition to maintain pregnancy, the initial...

University of Chicago. Her M.A. thesis was titled Reforming Women: Science, Maternalism, and the Treatment of Delinquent Girls in the 1920s. Roiphe's dissertation...

Maternal-Fetal Medicine was established in 1977 and is a not-for-profit organization of over 5,000 members that are dedicated to improving maternal and...

the United States. MSAFP/quad. screen (four simultaneous blood tests) (maternal serum AFP, inhibin A, estriol, and βHCG) – elevations, low numbers or odd...

Vertebrate maternal behavior is a form of parental care that is specifically given to young animals by their mother in order to ensure the survival of...