"Pregnancy Complications" 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.
Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D011248
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703
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| Concept/Terms |
Pregnancy Complications- Pregnancy Complications
- Complication, Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complication
- Complications, Pregnancy
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pregnancy Complications".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pregnancy Complications".
- Pregnancy Complications
- Abortion, Spontaneous
- Abortion, Threatened
- Chorea Gravidarum
- Diabetes, Gestational
- Fetal Death
- Fetal Diseases
- Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
- Maternal Death
- Morning Sickness
- Nuchal Cord
- Obstetric Labor Complications
- Oligohydramnios
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Pemphigoid Gestationis
- Perinatal Death
- Phenylketonuria, Maternal
- Placenta Diseases
- Polyhydramnios
- Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
- Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
- Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
- Pregnancy in Diabetics
- Pregnancy, Ectopic
- Pregnancy, Prolonged
- Prenatal Injuries
- Puerperal Disorders
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pregnancy Complications" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pregnancy Complications" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2015 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pregnancy Complications" by people in Profiles.
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Adeleye KK, Chung J. The impact of maternal gum disease on pregnancy outcomes using PRAMS data. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0325588.
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Shamoun R, Asirwatham A, Leftwich HK. From Inflammation to Flooding: COVID-19, Asthma, and Pulmonary Edema. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2025 Sep; 52(3):547-563.
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Julce C, Flahive J, Lightbourne T, Podila S, Mahanna A, Zimmermann M, Sheldrick RC, Moore Simas TA, Byatt N. Descriptive Characteristics of Psychiatric Medication Discontinuation Among Perinatal Women With Depressive Symptoms. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2025 Jun; 19(6):e70070.
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Rosen Z, Payne A, Leung K, Wagner S, Brown B, Whelan A. Contraception use and counseling among patients at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Minerva Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Aug; 77(4):279-285.
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Cooper KM, Patel AK, Kaluri S, Devuni D. Pregnancy and liver-related outcomes after alcohol-associated hepatitis: A global multicenter study. Hepatol Commun. 2025 Mar 01; 9(3).
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Lynn T, Kelleher ME, Georges HM, McCauley EM, Logan RW, Yonkers KA, Abrahams VM. Buprenorphine induces human fetal membrane sterile inflammation. J Reprod Immunol. 2025 Mar; 168:104445.
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Byatt N, Zimmermann M, Lightbourne TC, Sankaran P, Haider UK, Sheldrick RC, Eliasziw M, Moore Simas TA. Addressing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in obstetric settings: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial of two approaches. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Feb; 7(2):101599.
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Valentine A, Akobirshoev I, Zhang J, Moore Simas TA, Mitra M. Perinatal mental health and risk of severe maternal morbidity in women with physical disabilities, Massachusetts 2003-2015. Disabil Health J. 2025 Jul; 18(3):101772.
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Luke B, Fisher SC, Forestieri NE, Yazdy MM, Betancourt D, Sacha CR, Murugappan G, Cameron K, Baker VL, Purkayastha M, Williams C, Sutcliffe AG, Richard MA, Lupo PJ. Maternal, reproductive and perinatal factors and the risks of birth defects: traditional and emerging factors. Reprod Biomed Online. 2025 06; 50(6):104781.
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Johnson KM, Woolf AD, Hauptman M, Wylie BJ. Universal Lead Testing in Pregnancy: A Call to Action. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 01; 154(Suppl 2).