Named Groups

Unwanted Child

The child who is not wanted by one or both parents.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The child who is not wanted by one or both parents.

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Classification

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Child, Unwanted
  • Unwanted Children
  • Children, Unwanted
  • Unwanted Births
  • Birth, Unwanted
  • Births, Unwanted
  • Unwanted Birth

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

check also tag CHILD or specific

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History Note

78

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Previous Indexing

  • Parent-Child Relations (1966-1977)
  • Pregnancy, Unwanted (1973-1977)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. M01w.111

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Unwanted Child. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002676. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002676
  2. Unwanted Child. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58660724