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Breast Feeding MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Breast Feeding Preferred
Breast Feeding, Exclusive Narrower
Wet Nursing Related
Milk Sharing Related
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