Psychiatry and Psychology

Gestational Carriers

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Gestational Mothers
  • Host Mothers
  • Mothers, Gestational
  • Mothers, Surrogate
  • Surrogate Mothers
  • Gestational Carrier
  • Gestational Mother
  • Host Mother
  • Surrogate Mother

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings education, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

human only; check tags HUMAN; FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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History Note

2025 (1990); for SURROGATE MOTHERS use MOTHERS 1986-1989

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Previous Indexing

  • Ethics, Medical (1966-1985)
  • Insemination, Artificial (1966-1985)
  • Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous (1975-1985)

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  1. F01.829w.263w.875w.892
  2. I01w.880w.853.150w.688w.892
  3. M01w.620w.892

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gestational Carriers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013533. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013533
  2. Gestational Carriers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136874867