"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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 77 | 24 | 101 |
| 2018 | 61 | 19 | 80 |
| 2019 | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| 2020 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 2021 | 20 | 14 | 34 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premature Birth" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on pregnancy duration and outcome in Melbourne, Australia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2021 11; 58(5):677-687.
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Pregnancy Outcomes and Maternal Complications During the Second Wave of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in India. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 10 01; 138(4):660-662.
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on postpartum depression among mothers of extreme and early preterm infants. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Dec; 155(3):490-495.
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Multiprofessional perinatal care in a pregnant patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Aug 26; 21(1):587.
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SARS-CoV-2 and the subsequent development of preeclampsia and preterm birth: evidence of a dose-response relationship supporting causality. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 12; 225(6):689-693.e1.
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Pregnancy and birth outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 11; 3(6):100467.
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COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy: early experience from a single institution. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 11; 3(6):100464.
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COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy: coverage and safety. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 02; 226(2):236.e1-236.e14.
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Preterm birth is not associated with asymptomatic/mild SARS-CoV-2 infection per se: Pre-pregnancy state is what matters. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0254875.
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Preterm birth and stillbirth rates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ. 2021 08 03; 193(30):E1164-E1172.