Structured Summary
Abstract
Selective abortion of one or more embryos or fetuses in a multiple gestation pregnancy. The usual goal is to improve the outcome for the remaining embryos or fetuses.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Loading graph…
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
See Also
MeSH Record
Synonyms
19 entry terms
- Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal
- Multifetal Pregnancy Reductions
- Pregnancy Reductions, Multifetal
- Reduction, Multifetal Pregnancy
- Reductions, Multifetal Pregnancy
- Embryo Reduction
- Fetal Reduction
- Fetal Termination, Selective
- Embryo Reductions
- Fetal Reductions
- Fetal Terminations, Selective
- Reduction, Embryo
- Reduction, Fetal
- Reductions, Embryo
- Reductions, Fetal
- Selective Fetal Termination
- Selective Fetal Terminations
- Termination, Selective Fetal
- Terminations, Selective Fetal
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
17 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
MeSH Record
History Note
95
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Abortion, Induced (1984-1994)
- Pregnancy, Multiple (1984-1994)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018607. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018607
- Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_reduction
- Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3153583