Descriptor English: | Obstetrics | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Obstetricia
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Obstetrícia | ||||
Descriptor French: | Obstétrique | ||||
Tree number(s): |
H02.403.810.450 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009774 | ||||
Scope note: | A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium. |
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Annotation: | specialty; do not use for "obstetric diseases" ( = probably PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, etc.) |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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Related: |
Obstetric Surgical Procedures
MeSH Pregnancy Complications MeSH | ||||
DeCS ID: | 9959 | ||||
Unique ID: | D009774 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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DISCIPLINES AND OCCUPATIONS
Health Occupations [H02]Health Occupations
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Obstetrics
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Concept UI |
M0015174 |
Scope note | A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium. |
Preferred term | Obstetrics |
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