"Gestational Age" 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.
The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated as the time from the last day of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization.
| Descriptor ID |
D005865
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.345.500.325.235.968 G08.686.320
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| Concept/Terms |
Gestational Age- Gestational Age
- Age, Gestational
- Ages, Gestational
- Gestational Ages
- Maturity, Chronologic Fetal
- Chronologic Fetal Maturity
- Fetal Maturity, Chronologic
- Fetal Age
- Age, Fetal
- Ages, Fetal
- Fetal Ages
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2016 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gestational Age" by people in Profiles.
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Reference Range Determination for the sFlt-1/PlGF Ratio in a Diverse Cohort of Pregnant Women in the United States. J Appl Lab Med. 2025 Jul 01; 10(4):937-948.
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Area deprivation index predicts follow-up in retinopathy of prematurity. J AAPOS. 2025 Jun; 29(3):104227.
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Newborn blood DNA methylation and childhood asthma: findings from the ECHO program. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 12; 54(3).
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Acute Placental Inflammation Is Associated with Reduced Progesterone Receptor Density in the Basal Decidua in Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Am J Perinatol. 2026 Jan; 43(1):128-130.
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Medical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in the neonatal intensive care unit: current practice. J Perinatol. 2025 May; 45(5):616-621.
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Urinary Acetaminophen Metabolites and Clinical Outcomes in Extremely Premature Infants. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Sep; 42(12):1576-1587.
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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 12; 28(6):104053.
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Risk factors for severe retinopathy of prematurity stratified by birth weight and gestational age in privately insured infants. J AAPOS. 2024 12; 28(6):104049.
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Variability of Care Practices for Extremely Early Deliveries. Pediatrics. 2024 Sep 01; 154(3).
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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.