"Infant, Premature" 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.
A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D007234
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.060.703.520.520
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| Concept/Terms |
Infant, Premature- Infant, Premature
- Infants, Premature
- Premature Infant
- Preterm Infants
- Infant, Preterm
- Infants, Preterm
- Preterm Infant
- Premature Infants
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Infant, Premature" by people in this website by year, and whether "Infant, Premature" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2017 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infant, Premature" by people in Profiles.
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An mHealth Intervention to Support Psychosocial Well-Being of Racial and Ethnically Diverse Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr. 2025 May; 280:114470.
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Exposure to unblended oxygen may require earlier first retinopathy of prematurity screening examination and modification of existing screening guidelines in Sub-Saharan Africa. J AAPOS. 2024 Dec; 28(6):104053.
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Reimagining Neonatal Follow-Up: An Equitable Model of Care Emphasizing Family and Child Function. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2025 02; 72(1):93-109.
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Lung Magnetic Resonance Imaging Phenotype in Moderate and Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 08 01; 210(3):318-328.
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The impact of a multidisciplinary intervention to reduce severe retinopathy of prematurity in Kampala, Uganda. J Perinatol. 2025 Feb; 45(2):208-212.
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Use of an Artificial Intelligence-Generated Vascular Severity Score Improved Plus Disease Diagnosis in Retinopathy of Prematurity. Ophthalmology. 2024 Nov; 131(11):1290-1296.
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A digital twin of the infant microbiome to predict neurodevelopmental deficits. Sci Adv. 2024 Apr 12; 10(15):eadj0400.
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Effect of Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair on Serious Adverse Event Rates in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2024 03 26; 331(12):1035-1044.
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Autism and neurodevelopmental disability risks in children with tracheostomies and ventilators. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 May; 59(5):1380-1387.
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Response to "Commentary on 'Guidelines for parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition'". JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2024 02; 48(2):143-144.