"Premature Birth" 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.
CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION).
| Descriptor ID |
D047928
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.420.491.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Premature Birth- Premature Birth
- Birth, Premature
- Births, Premature
- Premature Births
- Preterm Birth
- Birth, Preterm
- Births, Preterm
- Preterm Births
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2021 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premature Birth" by people in Profiles.
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The relationship between preterm birth and postpartum anxiety: A first-in-field systematic review. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2026 Apr; 105:102715.
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Joint effects of IVF and cancer history on birth outcomes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2026 Mar; 43(3):911-922.
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Amino Acid Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Is Blunted by Prematurity in a Piglet Model. J Nutr. 2026 02; 156(2):101303.
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Heat-Induced Pathophysiological and Metabolic Changes at the Feto-Maternal Interface Predisposing to Preterm Birth. FASEB J. 2025 Nov 30; 39(22):e71252.
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The Prevention of Developmental Delay and Xylitol (PDDaX) trial: study protocol of a nested cohort follow-up from the PPaX (Prevention of Prematurity and Xylitol) trial examining neurodevelopmental outcomes among offspring at 4-8?years of age in Malawi. Trials. 2025 Nov 14; 26(1):506.
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Perinatal outcome after single intrauterine death in monochorionic twin pregnancy: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2026 02; 67(2):136-146.
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Association of Area Deprivation Index with perinatal and COVID-19 outcomes during the early pandemic: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2025 Dec; 38(1):2548416.
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Placental Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Levels Are Associated with Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Aug 23; 26(17).
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Feasibility and efficacy of vascular closure device for sealing uterine entry site: preliminary results from pregnant sheep model. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2025 10; 66(4):462-469.
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Epidemiologic Features of Preterm Birth Among Infants With Trisomy 21 in Texas, 1999-2018. Am J Med Genet A. 2026 01; 200(1):93-101.