"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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| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infant Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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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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Whole genome sequencing followed by functional analysis of genomic deletion encompassing ERCC8 and NDUFAF2 genes in a non-consanguineous Indian family reveals dysfunctional mitochondrial bioenergetics leading to infant mortality. Mitochondrion. 2024 Mar; 75:101844.
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Infant isolation and cohorting for preventing or reducing transmission of healthcare-associated infections in neonatal units. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 06 27; 6:CD012458.
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Trends and Racial and Geographic Differences in Infant Mortality in the United States Due to Necrotizing Enterocolitis, 1999 to 2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 03 01; 6(3):e231511.
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Can artificial intelligence-augmented fetal monitoring prevent intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal death in a low-income setting: An observational study? BJOG. 2024 Jan; 131(1):109-111.
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Lesion-Specific Congenital Heart Disease Mortality Trends in Children: 1999 to 2017. Pediatrics. 2022 10 01; 150(4).
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Defining Surgical Workforce Density Targets to Meet Child and Neonatal Mortality Rate Targets in the Age of the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Cross-Sectional Study. World J Surg. 2022 09; 46(9):2262-2269.
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For good measure: near-birth anthropometry predicts neonatal and infant mortality. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 05 01; 115(5):1259-1260.