"Pregnancy, Prolonged" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A term used to describe pregnancies that exceed the upper limit of a normal gestational period. In humans, a prolonged pregnancy is defined as one that extends beyond 42 weeks (294 days) after the first day of the last menstrual period (MENSTRUATION), or birth with gestational age of 41 weeks or more.
| Descriptor ID |
D011273
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.805
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| Concept/Terms |
Pregnancy, Prolonged- Pregnancy, Prolonged
- Pregnancies, Prolonged
- Prolonged Pregnancies
- Prolonged Pregnancy
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pregnancy, Prolonged" by people in Profiles.
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Active management of prolonged pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Feb; 168(2):557-63.
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Clinical significance of fetal heart rate patterns during labor. IX: Prolonged pregnancy. J Perinat Med. 1993; 21(2):107-16.
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Maternal-fetal outcomes in prolonged pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Oct; 161(4):916-20.