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MeSH Heading: Breast Feeding
Tree Number(s): F01.145.407.199; G07.203.650.195; G07.203.650.220.500.500; G07.203.650.353.199
Unique ID: D001942
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001942
Annotation: human only; /‌adv eff: refers to effect on infant or mother
Scope Note: The nursing of an infant at the breast.
Entry Term(s): Breast Fed; Breast Feeding, Exclusive; Breastfed; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding, Exclusive; Chestfeeding; Milk Sharing; Wet Nursing
NLM Classification #: WS 125
See Also: Bottle Feeding; Milk, Human
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/04/26

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

economics (EC)

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ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

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Concept UI: M0002907
Scope Note: The nursing of an infant at the breast.
Terms: Breast Feeding Preferred Term
Term UI T005537
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1978); Breast Fed
Term UI T001080693
Date05/15/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Breastfed
Term UI T001080627
Date05/15/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Chestfeeding
Term UI T001142808
Date02/12/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Breastfeeding
Term UI T005538
Date02/06/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Breast Feeding MeSH Descriptor Data 2025