"Maternal 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 mother in PREGNANCY.
| Descriptor ID |
D008423
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.560 N05.715.350.075.550 N06.850.490.250.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Maternal Age- Maternal Age
- Age, Maternal
- Ages, Maternal
- Maternal Ages
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Age" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal Age at Birth and Gastroschisis Prevalence in the United States and Puerto Rico, 2000-2020. Public Health Rep. 2025 Sep-Oct; 140(5-6):432-436.
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Accidental Infant Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed: Disparities and Opportunities. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Dec; 23(12):1670-1678.
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Population-based birth defects data in the United States, 2011-2015: A focus on eye and ear defects. Birth Defects Res. 2018 11 15; 110(19):1478-1486.
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Trends, correlates, and survival of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and its subtypes. Birth Defects Res. 2018 08 15; 110(14):1107-1117.
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Trends in the delivery route of twin pregnancies in the United States, 2006-2013. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Oct; 205:120-6.
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Maternal and birth characteristics and childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Cancer Causes Control. 2014 Jul; 25(7):905-13.
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Maternal residential atrazine exposure and gastroschisis by maternal age. Matern Child Health J. 2013 Dec; 17(10):1768-75.
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Identification of intracellular bacteria in the basal plate of the human placenta in term and preterm gestations. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Mar; 208(3):226.e1-7.
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Risk factors for childhood overweight in offspring of type 1 diabetic women with adequate glycemic control during pregnancy: Nationwide follow-up study in the Netherlands. Diabetes Care. 2009 Nov; 32(11):2099-104.
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Pertussis serostatus among neonates born to Hispanic women. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 May 15; 42(10):1439-42.