"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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| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birth Weight" by people in Profiles.
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Anisman E, Ehsanipoor RM, Saccone G, Berghella V. The association of intrapartum IV fluid rates during labor with birth weight. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2025 Apr; 307:268-270.
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Stekolchik E, Hossain MJ, Northam JH, Rani S, Strang A, Chidekel A. Long-term feeding outcomes after infant tracheostomy. J Perinatol. 2025 Nov; 45(11):1615-1619.
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Ehrenthal DB, Wang Y, Kirby RS. Importance of Modifiable Factors to Infant Health in the Context of Prenatal Opioid Use Disorder. J Addict Med. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 19(2):157-164.
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Wang Y, Ehrenthal DB, Zhang L. Distinct Trajectories of Prescription Opioid Exposure in Pregnancy and Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes. J Addict Med. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 19(1):53-61.
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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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Mack SJ, Pace DJ, Patil S, Cooke-Barber J, Berman L, Boelig MM. Association of Age at Duodenal Atresia Repair With Outcomes: A Pediatric NSQIP Analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan; 59(1):18-25.
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Shankar K, Hwang K, Westcott JL, Saleem S, Ali SA, Jessani S, Patel A, Kavi A, Somannavar MS, Goudar SS, Hibberd PL, Derman RJ, Hoffman M, Wylie BJ, Goldenberg RL, Thorsten VR, McClure EM, Krebs NF. Associations between ambient temperature and pregnancy outcomes from three south Asian sites of the Global Network Maternal Newborn Health Registry: A retrospective cohort study. BJOG. 2023 Nov; 130(Suppl 3):124-133.
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Gobioff S, Lenchner E, Gulersen M, Bar-El L, Gr?nebaum A, Chervenak FA, Bornstein E. Risk factors associated with third- and fourth-degree perineal lacerations in singleton vaginal deliveries: a comprehensive United States population analysis 2016-2020. J Perinat Med. 2023 Oct 26; 51(8):1006-1012.
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Mauser S, Berghella V, Oliver EA. Birthweight is increasing in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 06; 5(6):100947.
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Teplitzky TB, Pickle JC, DeCuzzi JL, Zur KB, Giordano T, Preciado DA, Saini P, Briddell JW, Isaiah A, Pereira KD. Tracheostomy in the extremely premature neonate - Long term outcomes in a multi-institutional study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Apr; 167:111492.