Phenomena and Processes

Parturition

The process of giving birth to one or more offspring.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The process of giving birth to one or more offspring.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Birth
  • Births
  • Parturitions
  • Childbirth
  • Childbirths

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, physiology, psychology, radiation effects, urine.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Labor (1966-2002)
  • Pregnancy (1965-2002)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. G08.686.784w.769w.490w

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NLM Classification

WQ 300

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Parturition. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D036801. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D036801
  2. Parturition. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth
  3. Parturition. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14819852