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Pregnancy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pregnancy
Tree Number(s)
G08.686.784.769
Unique ID
D011247
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011247
Annotation
IM for articles on normal pregnancy, NIM as check tag; in children or adolescents, see note under PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; surrogate pregnancy = Gestational Carriers; for "pregnancy" in non-placental organisms (fish, reptiles, monotremes for example): use OVIPARITY; OVOVIVIPARITY; or VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN
Scope Note
The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.
Entry Version
PREGN
Entry Term(s)
Gestation
See Also
Litter Size
Maternal-Fetal Relations
Pregnant People
Prenatal Care
Pseudopregnancy
Public MeSH Note
1963
History Note
1963
Entry Combination
complications:Pregnancy Complications
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/08/09
Pregnancy Preferred
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