"Term Birth" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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CHILDBIRTH at the end of a normal duration of PREGNANCY, between 37 to 40 weeks of gestation or about 280 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period.
| Descriptor ID |
D047929
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.784.769.490.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Term Birth- Term Birth
- Birth, Term
- Term Births
- Birth of Full-Term Newborn
- Birth of Full Term Newborn
- Fullterm Birth
- Birth, Fullterm
- Births, Fullterm
- Fullterm Births
- Birth of Full-Term Infant
- Birth of Full Term Infant
- Full-Term Infant Births
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Term Birth" by people in Profiles.
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Berghella V, Adewale V, Rana T, Bonanni G, Chauhan SP, Bellussi F, Rouse D, Barrett J. What is the best mode of delivery in nulliparous, singleton, term, vertex pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2024 Nov; 6(11):101501.
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Slagle HBG, Caplan R, Kawakita T, Sciscione AC, Hoffman MK. A Validated Calculator to Estimate Risk of Chorioamnionitis in Laboring and Induced Patients at Term. Am J Perinatol. 2025 04; 42(5):666-673.
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Bonanni G, Airoldi C, Berghella V. Birthweights at term have increased globally: insights from a systematic review of 183 million births. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Oct; 231(4):395-407.e4.
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Handley SC, Gallagher K, Breden A, Lindgren E, Lo JY, Son M, Murosko D, Dysart K, Lorch SA, Greenspan J, Culhane JF, Burris HH. Birth Hospital Length of Stay and Rehospitalization During COVID-19. Pediatrics. 2022 01 01; 149(1).
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Gimovsky AC, Pham A, Shlossman P, Hoffman M. Fetal adrenal gland size and the ability to predict spontaneous term labor. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2019 Sep; 240:341-346.
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Vahanian SA, Hoffman MK, Ananth CV, Croft DJ, Duzyj C, Fuchs KM, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Kinzler WL, Plante LA, Ranzini AC, Rosen TJ, Skupski DW, Smulian JC, Vintzileos AM. Term cesarean delivery in the first pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for preterm delivery in the subsequent pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 07; 221(1):61.e1-61.e7.
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Mohamoud YA, Kirby RS, Ehrenthal DB. Poverty, urban-rural classification and term infant mortality: a population-based multilevel analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Jan 22; 19(1):40.
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Duffy CR, Moore JL, Saleem S, Tshefu A, Bose CL, Chomba E, Carlo WA, Garces AL, Krebs NF, Hambidge KM, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Esamai F, Liechty EA, Wallace DD, McClure EM, Goldenberg RL. Malpresentation in low- and middle-income countries: Associations with perinatal and maternal outcomes in the Global Network. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2019 03; 98(3):300-308.
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Xodo S, Xodo L, Berghella V. Delayed cord clamping and cord gas analysis at birth. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2018 Jan; 97(1):7-12.
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Magro-Malosso ER, Saccone G, Chen M, Navathe R, Di Tommaso M, Berghella V. Induction of labour for suspected macrosomia at term in non-diabetic women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BJOG. 2017 02; 124(3):414-421.