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MeSH Heading: Labor Onset
Tree Number(s): G08.686.784.769.326.500
Unique ID: D007745
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007745
Annotation: human only; check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY
Scope Note: The beginning of true OBSTETRIC LABOR which is characterized by the cyclic uterine contractions of increasing frequency, duration, and strength causing CERVICAL DILATATION to begin (LABOR STAGE, FIRST ).
NLM Classification #: WQ 305
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under LABOR 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under LABOR 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

drug effects (DE)

ethnology (EH)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

radiation effects (RE)

urine (UR)

Labor Onset MeSH Descriptor Data 2024