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Descriptor English: Child, Unwanted
Descriptor Spanish: Niño no Deseado
Descriptor niño no deseado
Entry term(s) hijo no deseado
Scope note: Niño no deseado por alguno de los padres o por ambos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Criança não Desejada
Descriptor French: Enfant non desiré
Entry term(s): Birth, Unwanted
Births, Unwanted
Children, Unwanted
Unwanted Birth
Unwanted Births
Unwanted Child
Unwanted Children
Tree number(s): M01.111
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002676
Scope note: The child who is not wanted by one or both parents.
Annotation: check also tag CHILD or specific
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Parent-Child Relations (1966-1977)
Pregnancy, Unwanted (1973-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
DeCS ID: 2720
Unique ID: D002676
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
Revision Date: 2002/07/02
Child, Unwanted - Preferred
Concept UI M0004083
Scope note The child who is not wanted by one or both parents.
Preferred term Child, Unwanted
Entry term(s) Children, Unwanted
Unwanted Child
Unwanted Children
Unwanted Births - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0004084
Preferred term Unwanted Births
Entry term(s) Birth, Unwanted
Births, Unwanted
Unwanted Birth



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