title: Maternal care
text: # Maternal care
  
  Maternal care may refer to:
  
  in humans:
  
  * Obstetrics, medical specialty concerning pregnancy and childbirth
  * Midwifery, healthcare provided during and following pregnancy
  * Postpartum care, healthcare provided to a mother following birth
  * Maternal sensitivity, a woman's attention to her infant
  
  in other animals:
  
  * Parental care of offspring provided by female organisms
  * Maternal investment, female strategies in evolutionary biology
  