Gestational Age

"Gestational Age" 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.

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The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated as the time from the last day of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization.

Descriptor ID	D005865
MeSH Number(s)	G07.345.500.325.235.968 G08.686.320
Concept/Terms	Gestational Age Gestational Age Age, Gestational Ages, Gestational Gestational Ages Maturity, Chronologic Fetal Chronologic Fetal Maturity Fetal Maturity, Chronologic Fetal Age Age, Fetal Ages, Fetal Fetal Ages

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Gestational Age".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Morphogenesis [G07.345.500]
Embryonic and Fetal Development [G07.345.500.325]
Fetal Development [G07.345.500.325.235]
Gestational Age [G07.345.500.325.235.968]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Gestational Age [G08.686.320]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Gestational Age".

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Bar chart showing 152 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2007 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	2	2
1996	0	3	3
1997	0	2	2
1999	0	2	2
2000	0	2	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	5	5
2003	0	3	3
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	7	8
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	9	11
2008	0	7	7
2009	1	7	8
2010	0	3	3
2011	0	7	7
2012	0	7	7
2013	3	3	6
2014	0	5	5
2015	0	7	7
2016	0	8	8
2017	0	4	4
2018	0	7	7
2019	0	5	5
2020	0	7	7
2021	0	11	11
2022	0	7	7
2023	0	4	4
2024	1	5	6
2025	0	1	1

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Fulcher I, Kimball K, Rosen Z, Fortin J, Arunkumar N, Gelfand D, Janiak E, Ireland L. Changes to Parental Consent Requirements for Abortion in Massachusetts and Impact on Timeliness of Care for Adolescents Aged 16 to 17 Years. Am J Public Health. 2025 Mar; 115(3):397-402.

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Kalluri NS, Cordova-Ramos EG, Hwang SS, Standish KR, Parker MG. National Trends in Breastfeeding by Gestational Age Category. J Pediatr. 2025 Feb; 277:114388.

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Mannan J, Amin SB. Effect of chest shielding during phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia on symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus - a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. Pediatr Res. 2024 Dec; 96(7):1771-1776.

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Espinoza J, Calsavara VF, Kilpatrick S, Rana S, Costantine MM, Boggess K, Wylie BJ, Moore Simas TA, Louis JM, Gaw SL, Murtha A, Wiegand S, Gollin Y, Singh D, Silver RM, Durie DE, Panda B, Norwitz ER, Burd I, Plunkett B, Scott RK, Lemoine E, Thadhani R, Karumanchi SA. Plasma soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 to placental growth factor ratio of 11.5 multiples of median predicts preeclampsia with severe features within 2 weeks of testing. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep; 231(3):363.e1-363.e11.

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Call C, Oran A, O'Shea TM, Jensen ET, Frazier JA, Vaidya R, Shenberger J, Gogcu S, Msall ME, Kim S, Jalnapurkar I, Fry RC, Singh R. Health-related quality of life at age 10 years in children born extremely preterm. J Perinatol. 2024 Jun; 44(6):835-843.

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Hart JM, Macharia A, Modest AM, Johnson KM, Lauring J, Nicasio E, Hacker MR, Spiel MH. Cerclage Plus Adjuvant Vaginal Progesterone for Preterm Birth Prevention in Patients with a Short or Dilated Cervix without Prior Preterm Birth. Am J Perinatol. 2024 Sep; 41(12):1595-1603.

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Whelan AR, Has P, Savitz DA, Danilack VA, Lewkowitz AK. Neonatal Outcomes Are Similar between Patients with Resolved and Those with Persistent Oligohydramnios. Am J Perinatol. 2024 07; 41(10):1285-1289.

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Schoen CN, Backley S, Orr L, Roy A, Corlin T, Knee AB. Induction of labor versus expectant management in patients with idiopathic polyhydramnios. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2024 Jan; 292:182-186.

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Bloch-Salisbury E, Wilson JD, Rodriguez N, Bruch T, McKenna L, Derbin M, Glidden B, Ayturk D, Aurora S, Yanowitz T, Barton B, Vining M, Beers SR, Bogen DL. Efficacy of a Vibrating Crib Mattress to Reduce Pharmacologic Treatment in Opioid-Exposed Newborns: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 07 01; 177(7):665-674.

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Whelan AR, Esposito M, Lord MG. The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Neonatal Outcomes of Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e2184-e2187.

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