"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.
The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
| Descriptor ID |
D001724
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.186 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.186 E05.041.124.160.750.149 G07.100.100.160.120.186 G07.345.249.314.120.186
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| Concept/Terms |
Birth Weight- Birth Weight
- Birth Weights
- Weight, Birth
- Weights, Birth
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Birth Weight" by people in this website by year, and whether "Birth Weight" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birth Weight" by people in Profiles.
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Birth Outcomes in Relation to Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Stress in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 03; 131(3):37006.
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Risk of Stillbirth in Pregnancies Complicated by Diabetes, Stratified by Fetal Growth. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Apr 01; 141(4):801-809.
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Association between breastfeeding, parents' body mass index and birth weight with obesity indicators in children. BMC Pediatr. 2022 10 18; 22(1):604.
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Low Birth Weight and Congenital Heart Disease: Current Status and Future Directions. J Pediatr. 2021 11; 238:9-10.
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Exploring associations between prenatal exposure to multiple endocrine disruptors and birth weight with exposure continuum mapping. Environ Res. 2021 09; 200:111386.
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Combination of Fundal Height and Ultrasound to Predict Small for Gestational Age at Birth. Am J Perinatol. 2023 01; 40(2):155-162.
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Association between pregestational diabetes and mortality among appropriate-for-gestational age birthweight infants. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec; 35(25):5291-5300.
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Association between Z-score for birth weight and postoperative outcomes in neonates and infants with congenital heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 12; 162(6):1838-1847.e4.
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Use of birth weight- vs. ultrasound-derived fetal weight classification methods: implications for detection of abnormal umbilical artery Doppler. J Perinat Med. 2020 Jul 28; 48(6):615-624.
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A comparison of placental pathology between small for gestational age infants at < 5 % versus 5-9. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2020 Sep; 252:483-489.