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Birth Intervals MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Birth Intervals
Tree Number(s)
I01.240.361.150
N01.224.361.150
Unique ID
D001721
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001721
Annotation
human only; may be used in physiol or family planning context
Scope Note
The lengths of intervals between births to women in the population.
Entry Term(s)
Birth Spacing
First Birth Intervals
Pregnancy Intervals
Previous Indexing
Family Characteristics (1968-1979)
Family Planning (1968-1979)
Public MeSH Note
80; CHILD SPACING was see BIRTH INTERVALS 1979-92
Online Note
use BIRTH INTERVALS to search CHILD SPACING 1979-92
History Note
80; CHILD SPACING was see BIRTH INTERVALS 1979-92
Date Established
1980/01/01
Date of Entry
1978/12/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Birth Intervals Preferred
First Birth Intervals Narrower
Pregnancy Intervals Broader
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