Birthing Centers
"Birthing Centers" 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.
Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centered maternity care concepts and practices.
| Descriptor ID |
D016550
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Birthing Centers- Birthing Centers
- Birthing Center
- Center, Birthing
- Centers, Birthing
- Birth Centers
- Birth Center
- Center, Birth
- Centers, Birth
Free Standing Birthing Center- Free Standing Birthing Center
- Birth Center, Free Standing
- Free-Standing Birth Centers
- Birth Center, Free-Standing
- Birth Centers, Free-Standing
- Free Standing Birth Centers
- Free-Standing Birth Center
- Birthing Centers, Free-Standing
- Birthing Center, Free-Standing
- Birthing Centers, Free Standing
- Free-Standing Birthing Center
- Free-Standing Birthing Centers
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birthing Centers" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.