Disciplines and Occupations

Midwifery

The practice of assisting women in childbirth.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The practice of assisting women in childbirth.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Midwife
  • Midwives
  • Traditional Birth Attendant
  • Birth Attendant, Traditional
  • Birth Attendants, Traditional
  • Traditional Birth Attendants

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

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

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History Note

66; was MIDWIVES 1963-65

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Tree Number

  1. H02w.478w.676.416w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Midwifery. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008880. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008880
  2. Midwifery. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwifery
  3. Midwifery. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20862341