"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birthing Centers" by people in Profiles.
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Neonatal outcomes of births in freestanding birth centers and hospitals in the United States, 2016-2019. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 01; 226(1):116.e1-116.e7.
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The "Cocoon," first alongside midwifery-led unit within a Belgian hospital: Comparison of the maternal and neonatal outcomes with the standard obstetric unit over 2?years. Birth. 2020 03; 47(1):115-122.
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Prostaglandin Availability and Association with Outcomes for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2016 Feb; 37(2):338-44.
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Justified skepticism about Apgar scoring in out-of-hospital birth settings. J Perinat Med. 2015 Jul; 43(4):455-60.
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Reply: To PMID 23791692. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Apr; 210(4):377-378.
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Apgar score of 0 at 5 minutes and neonatal seizures or serious neurologic dysfunction in relation to birth setting. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Oct; 209(4):323.e1-6.