Health Care

Maternal-Child Health Services

Programs organized for the purpose of providing medical and social services for mothers and children.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Programs organized for the purpose of providing medical and social services for mothers and children.

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Classification

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Health Services, Maternal-Child
  • Health Service, Maternal-Child
  • Health Services, Maternal Child
  • Maternal Child Health Services
  • Maternal-Child Health Service
  • Service, Maternal-Child Health
  • Services, Maternal-Child Health

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2016 (1978); use MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS 1978-2015

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Previous Indexing

  • Maternal-Child Health Centers (1978-2015)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. N02.421.143.130.660
  2. N02.421.143.620.275

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NLM Classification

WA 310

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Maternal-Child Health Services. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000068101. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000068101
  2. Maternal-Child Health Services. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70442219