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).

Year introduced: 2005

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Tree Number(s): C12.050.703.420.491.500

MeSH Unique ID: D047928

Entry Terms:

• Birth, Premature
• Births, Premature
• Premature Births
• Preterm Birth
• Birth, Preterm
• Births, Preterm
• Preterm Births

Previous Indexing:

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

See Also:

• Infant, Premature
• Obstetric Labor, Premature
• Infant, Extremely Premature

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Urogenital Diseases
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Complications
Obstetric Labor Complications
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Premature Birth