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Descriptor English: Premature Birth
Descriptor Spanish: Nacimiento Prematuro
Descriptor nacimiento prematuro
Scope note: NACIMIENTO antes de la semana 37 del EMBARAZO (259 días desde el día de la última regla de la madre o 245 días después de la FERTILIZACIÓN).NACIMIENTO antes de la semana 37 del EMBARAZO (259 días desde el primer día de la última regla de la madre o 245 días después de la FECUNDACIÓN).
Descriptor Portuguese: Nascimento Prematuro
Descriptor French: Naissance prématurée
Entry term(s): Birth, Premature
Birth, Preterm
Births, Premature
Births, Preterm
Premature Births
Preterm Birth
Preterm Births
Tree number(s): C12.050.703.420.491.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047928
Scope note: CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION).
Annotation: check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Infant, Premature (1965-2004)
Labor, Premature (1966-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see LABOR, PREMATURE 1995-2004
History Note: 2005; use LABOR, PREMATURE 1995-2004
Related: Infant, Extremely Premature MeSH
Infant, Premature MeSH
Obstetric Labor, Premature MeSH
DeCS ID: 38640
Unique ID: D047928
NLM Classification: WQ 330
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Premature Birth - Preferred
Concept UI M0012118
Scope note CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION).
Preferred term Premature Birth
Entry term(s) Birth, Premature
Birth, Preterm
Births, Premature
Births, Preterm
Premature Births
Preterm Birth
Preterm Births



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