Phenomena and Processes

Unplanned Pregnancy

Unintended or accidental pregnancy, including pregnancy resulting from failed contraceptive measures.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Unintended or accidental pregnancy, including pregnancy resulting from failed contraceptive measures.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Pregnancy, Unplanned
  • Unintended Pregnancy
  • Pregnancies, Unintended
  • Pregnancies, Unplanned
  • Pregnancy, Unintended
  • Unintended Pregnancies
  • Unplanned Pregnancies

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

PREGNANCY, UNWANTED is also available

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History Note

2005; use PREGNANCY 1980-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Pregnancy (1966-2004)

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Tree Number

  1. G08.686.784w.769w.570w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Unplanned Pregnancy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049168. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049168
  2. Unplanned Pregnancy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_pregnancy
  3. Unplanned Pregnancy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3817591