"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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premature Birth" by people in Profiles.
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Sequential Safety Surveillance of RSVpreF Vaccination During Pregnancy Early in the Postapproval Period. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 04 01; 9(4):e266190.
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Residential mobility during pregnancy and birth outcomes in the United States: The environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort (2010-2019). Ann Epidemiol. 2026 Mar; 115:15-22.
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Wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and preterm birth: a US ECHO Cohort analysis. Lancet Planet Health. 2025 Dec; 9(12):101324.
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Risk of preterm delivery and early pregnancy hydroxychloroquine use from a Californian lupus cohort. Lupus Sci Med. 2025 Sep 29; 12(2).
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State Social Expenditures and Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight in the US. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Dec 01; 178(12):1345-1353.
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Safety of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in 2 Successive Pregnancies. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2434857.
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Obstetric Complications and Birth Outcomes After Antenatal Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jun 01; 143(6):794-802.
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Associations of Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardant Exposures during Pregnancy with Gestational Duration and Fetal Growth: The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Jan; 132(1):17004.
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Risk of adverse birth outcomes after adolescent and young adult cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2024 Jan 04; 8(1).
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Association of maternal education, neighborhood deprivation, and racial segregation with gestational age at birth by maternal race/ethnicity and United States Census region in the ECHO cohorts. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1165089.