"Birthing Centers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centered maternity care concepts and practices.
| Descriptor ID |
D016550
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Birthing Centers- Birthing Centers
- Birthing Center
- Center, Birthing
- Centers, Birthing
- Birth Centers
- Birth Center
- Center, Birth
- Centers, Birth
Free Standing Birthing Center- Free Standing Birthing Center
- Birth Center, Free Standing
- Free-Standing Birth Centers
- Birth Center, Free-Standing
- Birth Centers, Free-Standing
- Free Standing Birth Centers
- Free-Standing Birth Center
- Birthing Centers, Free-Standing
- Birthing Center, Free-Standing
- Birthing Centers, Free Standing
- Free-Standing Birthing Center
- Free-Standing Birthing Centers
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birthing Centers" by people in Profiles.
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Hoehn-Velasco L, Ross L, Phillippi RD, Niemczyk NA, Cammarano D, Calvin S, Phillippi JC, Alliman J, Stapleton SR, Wright J, Fisch S, Jolles D. Neonatal morbidity and mortality in birth centers in the United States 2018-2021: An observational study of low-risk birthing individuals. Birth. 2024 09; 51(3):659-666.
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Jolles DR, Niemczyk N, Hoehn Velasco L, Wallace J, Wright J, Stapleton S, Flynn C, Pelletier-Butler P, Versace A, Marcelle E, Thornton P, Bauer K. The birth center model of care: Staffing, business characteristics, and core clinical outcomes. Birth. 2023 12; 50(4):1045-1056.
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Niemczyk NA, Ren D, Jolles DR, Wright J, Christy E, Stapleton SR. Adoption of Consensus Guidelines for Safe Prevention of the Primary Cesarean Delivery by Freestanding Birth Centers. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2022 09; 67(5):580-585.
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Niemczyk NA, Ren D, Stapleton SR. Associations between prolonged second stage of labor and maternal and neonatal outcomes in freestanding birth centers: a retrospective analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Feb 04; 22(1):99.
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Sanders SA, Niemczyk NA, Burke JG, McCarthy AM, Terry MA. Exploring Why Birth Center Clients Choose Hospitalization for Labor and Birth. Nurs Womens Health. 2021 Feb; 25(1):30-42.
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Holmquist J, Fischl AFR, Niemczyk NA. A Program Evaluation of Behavioral Health Integration in a Freestanding Birth Center. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2021 Jan-Mar 01; 35(1):29-36.
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Faulk KA, Niemczyk NA. Key indicators influencing management of prolonged second stage labour by midwives in freestanding birth centres: Results from an ethnographic interview study. Women Birth. 2021 May; 34(3):e279-e285.
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Gr?nebaum A, McCullough LB, Brent RL, Arabin B, Levene MI, Chervenak FA. Justified skepticism about Apgar scoring in out-of-hospital birth settings. J Perinat Med. 2015 Jul; 43(4):455-60.
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Gr?nebaum A, McCullough LB, Sapra KJ, Brent RL, Levene MI, Arabin B, Chervenak FA. Apgar score of 0 at 5 minutes and neonatal seizures or serious neurologic dysfunction in relation to birth setting. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Oct; 209(4):323.e1-6.