"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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| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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