Surrogate Mothers
"Surrogate Mothers" 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.
Women 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.
| Descriptor ID |
D013533
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.500.320.892 I01.880.853.150.500.340.892 M01.620.892
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| Concept/Terms |
Surrogate Mothers- Surrogate Mothers
- Mothers, Surrogate
- Mother, Surrogate
- Surrogate Mother
- Host Mothers
- Host Mother
- Mother, Host
- Mothers, Host
- Mothers, Gestational
- Gestational Carriers
- Carrier, Gestational
- Carriers, Gestational
- Gestational Carrier
- Gestational Mothers
- Gestational Mother
- Mother, Gestational
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surrogate Mothers" by people in Profiles.
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Mazur LJ, Kisthardt MK, Kim HH, Rosas LM, Lantos JD. Surrogate Pregnancy After Prenatal Diagnosis of Spina Bifida. Pediatrics. 2017 Feb; 139(2).