Birthing Centers

"Birthing Centers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centered maternity care concepts and practices.

Descriptor ID

D016550

MeSH Number(s)

N02.278.080

Concept/Terms

Birthing Centers

Free Standing Birthing Center

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Birthing Centers".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Facilities [N02.278]
Birthing Centers [N02.278.080]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Birthing Centers".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Birthing Centers" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Birthing Centers" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 7 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2022	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Birthing Centers" by people in Profiles.

Factors influencing birth setting decision making in the United States: An integrative review. Birth. 2022 09; 49(3):403-419.

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Childbirths at home and in birthing centers rose during COVID-19: Oregon 2020 vs prior years. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 07; 227(1):108-111.

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An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Facility Design and the Provision of Childbirth Care. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2019 Jan; 64(1):12-17.

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Setting research priorities to reduce almost one million deaths from birth asphyxia by 2015. PLoS Med. 2011 Jan 11; 8(1):e1000389.

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Applying the global positioning system and google earth to evaluate the accessibility of birth services for pregnant women in northern Malawi. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2011 Jan-Feb; 56(1):68-74.

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Community and health system factors associated with facility delivery in rural Tanzania: a multilevel analysis. Health Policy. 2010 Oct; 97(2-3):209-16.

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Transfers among women intending a birth center delivery in the San Diego birth center study. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2009 Mar-Apr; 54(2):104-10.

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Improving outcomes of transported newborns in Panama: impact of a nationwide neonatal provider education program. J Perinatol. 2009 Jul; 29(7):512-6.

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Results of the national study of vaginal birth after cesarean in birth centers. Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Nov; 104(5 Pt 1):933-42.

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Outcomes, safety, and resource utilization in a collaborative care birth center program compared with traditional physician-based perinatal care. Am J Public Health. 2003 Jun; 93(6):999-1006.

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