"Birth Order" 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 sequence in which children are born into the family.
| Descriptor ID |
D001722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.132 I01.240.361.160 N01.224.361.160 N06.850.505.400.400.160
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| Concept/Terms |
First Birth- First Birth
- Birth, First
- Births, First
- First Births
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birth Order" by people in Profiles.
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A Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics Consortium (PACE) meta-analysis highlights potential relationships between birth order and neonatal blood DNA methylation. Commun Biol. 2024 01 09; 7(1):66.
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Severe congenital malformations, family functioning and parents' separation/divorce: a longitudinal study. Child Care Health Dev. 2016 Jan; 42(1):16-24.
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Association of prelabor cesarean delivery with reduced mortality in twins born near term. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 May; 125(5):1248.
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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 age, birth order, and race: differential effects on birthweight. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2012 Feb; 66(2):136-42.
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Joint Bayesian analysis of birthweight and censored gestational age using finite mixture models. Stat Med. 2010 Jul 20; 29(16):1710-23.
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The association between birth order, sibship size and glioma development in adulthood. Int J Cancer. 2010 Jun 01; 126(11):2752-6.
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Parental and perinatal factors influencing the development of handedness in captive chimpanzees. Dev Psychobiol. 2006 Sep; 48(6):428-35.
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Day care, childhood infections, and risk of neuroblastoma. Am J Epidemiol. 2004 May 01; 159(9):843-51.
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Birth order, delivery route, and concordance in the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from mothers to twins. International Registry of HIV-Exposed Twins. J Pediatr. 1995 Apr; 126(4):625-32.