"Fetal Viability" 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 potential of the FETUS to survive outside the UTERUS after birth, natural or induced. Fetal viability depends largely on the FETAL ORGAN MATURITY, and environmental conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D005328
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.280 G07.345.500.325.235.875 G08.686.220
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetal Viability" by people in Profiles.
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The ethics and practice of perinatal care at the limit of viability: FIGO recommendations. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 Aug; 166(2):644-647.
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Duration of biophysical profile in periviable and very preterm low-risk pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Dec; 231(6):641.e1-641.e10.
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The Limits of Viability. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 09 01; 142(3):725-726.
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Why appeals to the moral significance of birth are saddled with a dilemma. J Med Ethics. 2022 07; 48(7):490-491.
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Dysregulation of solute carrier transporters in malaria-infected pregnant mice. Parasite Immunol. 2019 04; 41(4):e12614.
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Neonatologists less frequently discuss long term complications: A simulation-based study of prenatal consults beyond the threshold of viability. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2019; 12(1):87-94.
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Healthcare justice and human rights in perinatal medicine. Semin Perinatol. 2016 06; 40(4):234-6.
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Fetal tissue research: an ongoing story of professionally responsible success. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Dec; 213(6):819.e1-4.
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Ethical issues in periviable birth. Semin Perinatol. 2013 Dec; 37(6):422-5.
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Prenatal counseling beyond the threshold of viability. J Perinatol. 2013 May; 33(5):358-62.