Infant, Low Birth Weight

"Infant, Low Birth Weight" 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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An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less.

Descriptor ID	D007230
MeSH Number(s)	M01.060.703.520.460
Concept/Terms	Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Low Birth Weight Low-Birth-Weight Infant Infant, Low-Birth-Weight Infants, Low-Birth-Weight Low Birth Weight Infant Low-Birth-Weight Infants Low Birth Weight Low Birth Weight Birth Weight, Low Birth Weights, Low Low Birth Weights

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Infant, Low Birth Weight".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Age Groups [M01.060]
Infant [M01.060.703]
Infant, Newborn [M01.060.703.520]
Infant, Low Birth Weight [M01.060.703.520.460]

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Bar chart showing 46 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2013 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2004	2	1	3
2007	1	1	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	3	3
2010	0	2	2
2012	0	4	4
2013	1	4	5
2014	1	2	3
2015	0	3	3
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	4	5
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	2	2
2025	1	2	3

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Von Klein EE, Foster C, Zickafoose J, Parker MG, Patrick SW, Roumie CL, Gonzales G. Parental Health After Preterm Birth: Insights From the National Survey of Children's Health. Acad Pediatr. 2026 03; 26(2):103182.

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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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Guyol GG, Cordova-Ramos EG, Elansary M, Heeren TC, Litt JS, Parker MG. Child, Parent, and Contextual Correlates of School Readiness Among Children With Low Birth Weight. Acad Pediatr. 2025 08; 25(6):102808.

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Darivemula S, Kouassi-Brou M, Pollack C, Paris A, Goodman D, Fisher T. Multivariable modeling: A retrospective cohort study exploring the impact of socioeconomic status and distance to a rural academic center on all-cause preterm delivery. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0306859.

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James TG, McKee KS, Moore Simas TA, Smith LD, McKee MM, Mitra M. Cesarean birth and adverse birth outcomes among sub-populations of deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Disabil Health J. 2024 Oct; 17(4):101639.

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Cheema HA, Majeed Z, Hayat T, Ahmed A, Tariq MH, Shahid A, Titus A, Minhas AMK, Ijaz SH, Ghelani SJ, Kulkarni A, Dani SS. Expectant management of patent ductus arteriosus for preterm infants: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am Heart J. 2023 12; 266:179-183.

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Johnson-Agbakwu CE. The Impact of Racism and the Sociopolitical Climate on the Birth Outcomes of Migrant Women, Mothers, and Birthing People in the United States. Med Care. 2022 11 01; 60(11):795-798.

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Vaidya R, Zitnik E, Kita T, Wagner K, Marie PS, Visintainer P, Singh R. Utilizing near infra-red spectroscopy to identify physiologic variations during digital retinal imaging in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2022 Mar; 42(3):378-384.

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Angelidou A, Sullivan K, Melvin PR, Shui JE, Goldfarb IT, Bartolome R, Chaudhary N, Vaidya R, Culic I, Singh R, Yanni D, Patrizi S, Hudak ML, Parker MG, Belfort MB. Association of Maternal Perinatal SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Neonatal Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 04 01; 4(4):e217523.

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Luke B, Brown MB, Wantman E, Forestieri NE, Browne ML, Fisher SC, Yazdy MM, Ethen MK, Canfield MA, Nichols HB, Oehninger S, Doody KJ, Sutcliffe AG, Williams C, Eisenberg ML, Baker VL, Sacha CR, Lupo PJ. Risks of nonchromosomal birth defects, small-for-gestational age birthweight, and prematurity with in vitro fertilization: effect of number of embryos transferred and plurality at conception versus at birth. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Apr; 38(4):835-846.

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