"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Maternal Age" by people in this website by year, and whether "Maternal Age" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Age" by people in Profiles.
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Epidemiologic Features of Preterm Birth Among Infants With Trisomy 21 in Texas, 1999-2018. Am J Med Genet A. 2026 Jan; 200(1):93-101.
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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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Trends in the Prevalence of Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) in Texas by Maternal Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Age Groups, 1999-2020. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 Sep; 197(9):e64109.
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Maternal, reproductive and perinatal factors and the risks of birth defects: traditional and emerging factors. Reprod Biomed Online. 2025 06; 50(6):104781.
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Birth Defects in Offspring of Adolescent and Young Adults with a History of Cancer: A Population-Based Study of 27,000 Women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023 12 01; 32(12):1699-1706.
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Recurrence of post-term pregnancy and associated factors among women who delivered at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in northern Tanzania: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2023; 18(4):e0282078.
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Implementing American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Outpatient Antepartum Testing Recommendations: Can Your Clinic Handle It? Am J Perinatol. 2023 05; 40(7):711-717.
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Associations of demographic and perinatal factors with childhood neuroblastoma in Texas, 1995-2011. Cancer Epidemiol. 2022 06; 78:102165.
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"The Back-up Vasectomy Reversal." Simultaneous Sperm Retrieval and Vasectomy Reversal in the Couple With Advanced Maternal Age: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Urology. 2021 07; 153:175-180.
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Prevalence of structural birth defects among infants with Down syndrome, 2013-2017: A US population-based study. Birth Defects Res. 2021 01 15; 113(2):189-202.