"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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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premature Birth" by people in Profiles.
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Management of monochorionic diamniotic twin gestation affected by Type-II selective fetal growth restriction: cost-effectiveness analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jan; 65(1):39-46.
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Decreased Alpha Klotho Expression in Placentas Exposed to Severe Maternal Vascular Malperfusion. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 27(6):559-568.
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Genomic Differences between Spontaneous versus Indicated Extreme Preterm Birth. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Jan; 42(2):238-249.
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Implementation of perinatal quality collaborative statewide initiative improves obstetrical opioid use disorder care and outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jan; 232(1):130.e1-130.e10.
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Unique risk factors for unplanned preterm delivery in the uterus transplant recipient. Hum Reprod. 2024 01 05; 39(1):74-82.
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Microbiome preterm birth DREAM challenge: Crowdsourcing machine learning approaches to advance preterm birth research. Cell Rep Med. 2024 01 16; 5(1):101350.
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COVID-19 and obstetric outcomes: a single-center retrospective experience in a predominantly Black population. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2023 Dec; 36(1):2196364.
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Inflammatory markers in serum and placenta in a randomized controlled trial of group prenatal care. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 12; 5(12):101200.
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Placental histology for targeted risk assessment of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 04; 230(4):452.e1-452.e11.
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Maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment and adverse birth outcomes. Sci Rep. 2023 06 27; 13(1):10380.