| Descriptor English: | Birthing Centers |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Centros de Asistencia al Embarazo y al Parto |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Centros de Assistência à Gravidez e ao Parto |
| Descriptor French: | Centres de naissance |
| Entry term(s): |
Birth Center Birth Center, Free Standing Birth Center, Free-Standing Birth Centers Birth Centers, Free-Standing Birthing Center Birthing Center, Free-Standing Birthing Centers, Free Standing Birthing Centers, Free-Standing Center, Birth Center, Birthing Centers, Birth Centers, Birthing Free Standing Birth Centers Free Standing Birthing Center Free-Standing Birth Center Free-Standing Birth Centers Free-Standing Birthing Center Free-Standing Birthing Centers |
| Tree number(s): |
N02.278.080 VS3.002.003 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016550 |
| Scope note: | Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centered maternity care concepts and practices. |
| Annotation: | note entry term BIRTHING CENTERS, FREE-STANDING: do not confuse with BIRTHING CENTERS, HOSPITAL see DELIVERY ROOMS; check also tags PREGNANCY, and INFANT, NEWBORN |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
| Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
| History Note: | 92 |
| DeCS ID: | 30235 |
| Unique ID: | D016550 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1991/02/08 |
| Revision Date: | 1992/03/25 |
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Birthing Centers
- Preferred
Free Standing Birthing Center
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0025250 |
| Scope note | Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centered maternity care concepts and practices. |
| Preferred term | Birthing Centers |
| Entry term(s) |
Birth Center Birth Centers Birthing Center Center, Birth Center, Birthing Centers, Birth Centers, Birthing |
| Concept UI |
M0025251 |
| Preferred term | Free Standing Birthing Center |
| Entry term(s) |
Birth Center, Free Standing Birth Center, Free-Standing Birth Centers, Free-Standing Birthing Center, Free-Standing Birthing Centers, Free Standing Birthing Centers, Free-Standing Free Standing Birth Centers Free-Standing Birth Center Free-Standing Birth Centers Free-Standing Birthing Center Free-Standing Birthing Centers |
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