"Infant Mortality" 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.
Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D007226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.475 N01.224.935.698.489 N06.850.505.400.975.550.475 N06.850.520.308.985.550.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Infant Mortality- Infant Mortality
- Infant Mortalities
- Mortalities, Infant
- Mortality, Infant
Neonatal Mortality- Neonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Neonatal
- Mortality, Neonatal
- Neonatal Mortalities
Postneonatal Mortality- Postneonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Postneonatal
- Mortality, Postneonatal
- Postneonatal Mortalities
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Infant Mortality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Infant Mortality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infant Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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Standardised formal resuscitation training programmes for reducing mortality and morbidity in newborn infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2026 04 02; 4:CD009106.
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Effects of Extracorporeal Life Support Volume on Neonatal Mortality in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2026 Jun; 293:115062.
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EBNEO Commentary: The LAKANA Trial: Mass Administration of Azithromycin to Infants in Mali Did Not Reduce Mortality. Acta Paediatr. 2026 Jul; 115(7):1572-1573.
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[Continuation of pregnancy following prenatal diagnosis of fetal conditions: Evolution and implications]. Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2026 Jun; 54(6):330-334.
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Maternal Race and Ethnicity and Mortality Differences Among Infants with Birth Defects: A Statewide Cohort Analysis in Texas. J Pediatr. 2026 02; 289:114877.
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Early prediction of mortality and morbidities in VLBW preterm neonates using machine learning. Pediatr Res. 2025 May; 97(6):2056-2064.
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Enhancing the Classification of Congenital Heart Defects for Outcome Association Studies in Birth Defects Registries. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Aug; 116(8):e2393.
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Increases in drug-related infant mortality in the United States. J Perinat Med. 2024 Jul 26; 52(6):660-664.
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Estimation of the causal effect of sex on neonatal intensive care unit outcomes among very low birth weight infants. J Perinatol. 2024 Jun; 44(6):844-850.
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Maternal Opioid Use Disorder and the Risk of Postneonatal Infant Mortality. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 07 01; 177(7):675-683.