Pregnancy

"Pregnancy" 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 status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

Descriptor ID	D011247
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.784.769
Concept/Terms	Pregnancy Pregnancy Pregnancies Gestation

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Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Reproduction [G08.686.784]
Pregnancy [G08.686.784.769]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pregnancy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pregnancy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 1661 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 107 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	10	12
1997	0	14	14
1998	0	10	10
1999	0	17	17
2000	0	21	21
2001	0	15	15
2002	1	32	33
2003	0	18	18
2004	2	37	39
2005	1	30	31
2006	1	29	30
2007	1	44	45
2008	1	59	60
2009	5	42	47
2010	4	35	39
2011	4	50	54
2012	7	62	69
2013	2	66	68
2014	3	69	72
2015	2	88	90
2016	3	73	76
2017	5	78	83
2018	1	79	80
2019	2	77	79
2020	1	91	92
2021	1	106	107
2022	0	103	103
2023	0	100	100
2024	0	85	85
2025	0	67	67
2026	0	5	5

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Mitra PR, Bertrand KA, Pfeiffer RM, Palmer JR, Ramireddy S, Hyer M, Fan S, Strohsnitter WC, Aagaard KM, Huo D, Titus L, Troisi R, Gierach GL. Prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure and risk of benign breast disease: The National Cancer Institute Diethylstilbestrol Follow-up Study. Int J Cancer. 2026 Jun 15; 158(12):3101-3111.

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Vargas-Robles D, Yap YR, Singha B, Tien J, Purandare M, Rojas-Correa M, Madziar C, Picker M, Dumont T, Leftwich HK, Frisard CF, Ward DV, Peter I, Olendzki B, Maldonado-Contreras A. Association of vaginal IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17, IFN-?, and dietary intake with IBD status and vaginal microbiota in pregnant individuals. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0335178.

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Falk EN, Chrzanowski SM, Coyne F, Sheldon Y, Cherkerzian S, Parad RB. Interpreting Neonatal hyperCKemia Identified Through Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Newborn Screening: A Predictive Model Based on Maternal, Labor, Delivery and Newborn Factors. Muscle Nerve. 2026 Mar; 73(3):459-470.

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Cordova-Ramos EG, Ruiz SY, Guyol GG, Kalluri NS, Elansary M, McConnell M, Parker MG. Trends in US Preterm Birth Rates by Household Income and Race and Ethnicity. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jan 02; 9(1):e2550664.

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Smith LD, Valentine A, Moore Simas TA, Parish SL, Powell R, Hu L, Mitra M. Enhancing Perinatal Care for Women With Intellectual Disabilities: Clinician Insights on Involving Family Caregivers. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2026 Jan; 39(1):e70194.

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Ngangmeni LN, Wallace KF, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks KM. Perceived Importance of Obstetric Quality Measures to Veterans Receiving Community-Based Obstetric Care. Matern Child Health J. 2026 Jan; 30(1):134-141.

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Hwangbo M, Jeon YE, Lee KN, Lee KY, Lee JJ, Son GH, Won DO. O-CCR: oriented cervical canal region detection framework toward cervical change assessment in transvaginal ultrasound. BMC Med Imaging. 2025 Dec 16; 26(1):41.

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Chen KS, Joyeux L, Corroenne R, Munoz JL, Whitehead WE, McClugage S, Martinez M, Krings T, Kan P, Weiner HL, Hollier LH, Sutton CD, Altman CA, Belfort MA, Huisman TAGM, Cortes MS. Prediction of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Mortality in Fetuses and Neonates with Vein of Galen Malformation. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Dec 04; 46(12):2631-2637.

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Mattocks KM, Ngangmeni L, Marteeny V, Walker L, Goldstein KM, Condon-Perry S, Berrien K, Weber D, Shenette LL, Wallace K, Kroll-Desrosiers A. Examining the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Doula Intervention Program for Veterans Receiving VA Maternity Care Benefits. Womens Health Issues. 2025 Nov-Dec; 35(6):458-466.

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Schoen CN, Baker E, Thind R, Shah S, Jan SA, Knee AB. Infectious morbidity associated with early amniotomy during labor induction. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2026 Feb; 317:114848.

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