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Descriptor English: Birthing Centers
Descriptor Spanish: Centros de Asistencia al Embarazo y al Parto
Descriptor centros de asistencia al embarazo y al parto
Entry term(s) centros de maternidad independientes
centros independientes de asistencia al embarazo y al parto
maternidades independientes
Scope note: Centros autónomos que proporcionan atención prenatal, perinatal y posnatal y que suelen incorporar conceptos y prácticas de asistencia a la maternidad centradas en la familia.
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
Birthing Centers - Preferred
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
Free Standing Birthing Center - Narrower
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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