"Infant Mortality" 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.
Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D007226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.475 N01.224.935.698.489 N06.850.505.400.975.550.475 N06.850.520.308.985.550.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Infant Mortality- Infant Mortality
- Infant Mortalities
- Mortalities, Infant
- Mortality, Infant
Neonatal Mortality- Neonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Neonatal
- Mortality, Neonatal
- Neonatal Mortalities
Postneonatal Mortality- Postneonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Postneonatal
- Mortality, Postneonatal
- Postneonatal Mortalities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infant Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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California And The Changing American Narrative On Diversity, Race, And Health. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 09; 37(9):1394-1399.
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The relationship between placental histopathology findings and perinatal outcome in preterm infants. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2003 Feb; 13(2):102-9.
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A case controlled study of serial transabdominal amnioinfusions in the management of second trimester oligohydramnios due to premature rupture of membranes. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2002 May 10; 102(2):167-72.
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Impact of FDA advisory on reported vacuum-assisted delivery and morbidity. J Matern Fetal Med. 2000 Nov-Dec; 9(6):321-6.
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Improving prenatal care services for low-income African American women and infants. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1998 Feb; 9(1):14-29.
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Social capital, income inequality, and mortality. Am J Public Health. 1997 Sep; 87(9):1491-8.
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Retarded fetal growth patterns and early neonatal mortality in a Mexico City population. Bull Pan Am Health Organ. 1991; 25(1):55-63.
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Classification schemes of small-for-gestational age and type of intrauterine growth retardation and its implications to early neonatal mortality. Early Hum Dev. 1990 Dec; 24(3):219-30.