"Premature Birth" 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.
CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION).
| Descriptor ID |
D047928
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.420.491.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Premature Birth- Premature Birth
- Birth, Premature
- Births, Premature
- Premature Births
- Preterm Birth
- Birth, Preterm
- Births, Preterm
- Preterm Births
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premature Birth" by people in Profiles.
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Perinatal Outcomes Associated With Management of Stage 1 Hypertension. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Dec 01; 142(6):1395-1404.
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Parent-infant interaction quality is related to preterm status and sensory processing. Infant Behav Dev. 2022 08; 68:101746.
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Assessment of a cervicometer compared to transvaginal ultrasound in identifying women with a short cervical length: a multicenter study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Aug; 215(2):229.e1-7.
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Psychological, cultural and neuroendocrine profiles of risk for preterm birth. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Sep 03; 15:204.
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Prediction of preterm birth: nonsonographic cervical methods. Semin Perinatol. 2009 Oct; 33(5):312-6.