"Pregnancy, Prolonged" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A term used to describe pregnancies that exceed the upper limit of a normal gestational period. In humans, a prolonged pregnancy is defined as one that extends beyond 42 weeks (294 days) after the first day of the last menstrual period (MENSTRUATION), or birth with gestational age of 41 weeks or more.
| Descriptor ID |
D011273
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.805
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| Concept/Terms |
Pregnancy, Prolonged- Pregnancy, Prolonged
- Pregnancies, Prolonged
- Prolonged Pregnancies
- Prolonged Pregnancy
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pregnancy, Prolonged" by people in Profiles.
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Second trimester cervical length and prolonged pregnancy (.). J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Dec; 29(24):4088-91.
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The expression of prostaglandin receptors EP3 and EP4 in human cervix in post-term pregnancy differs between failed and successful labor induction. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2014 Feb; 93(2):159-67.
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Term pregnancy: time for a redefinition. Clin Perinatol. 2011 Sep; 38(3):557-64.
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Postdates pregnancy in an indigent population: the financial burden. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 May; 188(5):1214-6.
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Renal artery Doppler investigation of the etiology of oligohydramnios in postterm pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Oct; 100(4):715-8.