"Infant Mortality" 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.
Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D007226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.475 N01.224.935.698.489 N06.850.505.400.975.550.475 N06.850.520.308.985.550.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Infant Mortality- Infant Mortality
- Infant Mortalities
- Mortalities, Infant
- Mortality, Infant
Neonatal Mortality- Neonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Neonatal
- Mortality, Neonatal
- Neonatal Mortalities
Postneonatal Mortality- Postneonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Postneonatal
- Mortality, Postneonatal
- Postneonatal Mortalities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infant Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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Trends in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Utilization in a Large Integrated Health Care System. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 06 01; 3(6):e205239.
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Infant Hospitalizations and Mortality After Maternal Vaccination. Pediatrics. 2018 03; 141(3).
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Maternal Alcohol Use During Pregnancy and Associated Morbidities in Very Low Birth Weight Newborns. Am J Med Sci. 2016 Oct; 352(4):368-375.
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Association of Digoxin With Interstage Mortality: Results From the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial Public Use Dataset. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Jan 13; 5(1).
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Selective management strategy of interrupted aortic arch mitigates left ventricular outflow tract obstruction risk. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Feb; 151(2):412-20.
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The impact of changes in preterm birth among twins on stillbirth and infant mortality in the United States. J Perinatol. 2014 Nov; 34(11):823-9.
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Excess infant mortality among Native Hawaiians: identifying determinants for preventive action. Am J Public Health. 2013 Nov; 103(11):e88-95.
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Trends in perinatal and infant health disparities between rural American Indians and Alaska natives and rural Whites. Am J Public Health. 2009 Apr; 99(4):638-46.
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Revalidation of the Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology in the Vermont Oxford Network. Pediatrics. 2007 Jan; 119(1):e156-63.
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Adverse perinatal outcomes and risk for postpartum suicide attempt in Washington state, 1987-2001. Pediatrics. 2006 Sep; 118(3):e669-75.