Diseases

Premature Birth

CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION).

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Abstract

CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION).

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Preterm Birth
  • Birth, Premature
  • Birth, Preterm
  • Births, Premature
  • Births, Preterm
  • Premature Births
  • Preterm Births

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE is also available

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History Note

2005; use LABOR, PREMATURE 1995-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Infant, Premature (1965-2004)
  • Labor, Premature (1966-2004)

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NLM Classification

WQ 330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Premature Birth. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D047928. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D047928
  2. Premature Birth. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterm_birth
  3. Premature Birth. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q625506