Birthing Centers (also known as Birthing Center, Center, Birthing): Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centered maternity care concepts and practices.

NIH MeSH · D016550Health Care

Birthing Centers

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Definition

Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centered maternity care concepts and practices.

MeSH classification

  • N02.278.080

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Common questions about Birthing Centers

What does Birthing Centers mean in medicine?
Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centered maternity care concepts and practices. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Birthing Centers known by any other names?
Yes. Birthing Centers is also referred to as Birthing Center, Center, Birthing, Centers, Birthing, Birth Centers in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Birthing Centers sit in the medical classification?
Birthing Centers falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N02.278.080). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
Where can I get a plain-language explanation of Birthing Centers?
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D016550) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗