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Gestational Carriers MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gestational Carriers
Tree Number(s)
F01.829.263.875.892
I01.880.853.150.688.892
M01.620.892
Unique ID
D013533
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013533
Annotation
human only; check tags HUMAN; FEMALE & PREGNANCY
Scope Note
Females who allow themselves to be impregnated with the understanding that the offspring are to be given over to the parents who have commissioned the surrogate.
Entry Term(s)
Gestational Mothers
Host Mothers
Mothers, Gestational
Mothers, Surrogate
Surrogate Mothers
Previous Indexing
Ethics, Medical (1966-1985)
Insemination, Artificial (1966-1985)
Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous (1975-1985)
Public MeSH Note
2024; use MOTHERS 1986-1989
History Note
2024; see MOTHERS 1986-1989
Date Established
1990/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/07/31
Gestational Carriers Preferred
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