 Birth Weight
"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.
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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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 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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Roy SM, Fields DA, Mitchell JA, Hawkes CP, Kelly A, Wu GD, DeRusso PA, Elovitz MA, Ford E, Drigo D, Zemel BS, McCormack SE. Body Mass Index Is a Better Indicator of Body Composition than Weight-for-Length at Age 1 Month. J Pediatr. 2019 01; 204:77-83.e1.
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McLean KJ, Boehmer BH, Spicer LJ, Wettemann RP. The effects of protein supplementation of fall calving beef cows on pre- and postpartum plasma insulin, glucose and IGF-I, and postnatal growth and plasma insulin and IGF-I of calves. J Anim Sci. 2018 Jun 29; 96(7):2629-2639.
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Young MF, Hong Nguyen P, Addo OY, Pham H, Nguyen S, Martorell R, Ramakrishnan U. Timing of Gestational Weight Gain on Fetal Growth and Infant Size at Birth in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0170192.
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Deputy NP, Nguyen PH, Pham H, Nguyen S, Neufeld L, Martorell R, Ramakrishnan U. Validity of gestational age estimates by last menstrual period and neonatal examination compared to ultrasound in Vietnam. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 01 11; 17(1):25.
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Catov JM, Scifres CM, Caritis SN, Bertolet M, Larkin J, Parks WT. Neonatal outcomes following preterm birth classified according to placental features. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 04; 216(4):411.e1-411.e14.
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Michaliszyn SF, Sjaarda LA, Scifres C, Simhan H, Arslanian SA. Maternal excess gestational weight gain and infant waist circumference: a 2-y observational study. Pediatr Res. 2017 01; 81(1-1):63-67.
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Ramakrishnan U, Nguyen PH, Gonzalez-Casanova I, Pham H, Hao W, Nguyen H, Truong TV, Nguyen S, Harding KB, Reinhart GA, Neufeld LM, Martorell R. Neither Preconceptional Weekly Multiple Micronutrient nor Iron-Folic Acid Supplements Affect Birth Size and Gestational Age Compared with a Folic Acid Supplement Alone in Rural Vietnamese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr. 2016 07; 146(7):1445S-52S.
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Gonzalez-Casanova I, Rzehak P, Stein AD, Garcia Feregrino R, Rivera Dommarco JA, Barraza-Villarreal A, Demmelmair H, Romieu I, Villalpando S, Martorell R, Koletzko B, Ramakrishnan U. Maternal single nucleotide polymorphisms in the fatty acid desaturase 1 and 2 coding regions modify the impact of prenatal supplementation with DHA on birth weight. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Apr; 103(4):1171-8.
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Nguyen PH, Addo OY, Young M, Gonzalez-Casanova I, Pham H, Truong TV, Nguyen S, Martorell R, Ramakrishnan U. Patterns of Fetal Growth Based on Ultrasound Measurement and its Relationship with Small for Gestational Age at Birth in Rural Vietnam. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2016 May; 30(3):256-66.
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Wlodaver A, Blunt M, Satnes K, Escobedo M, Hallford G, Szyld E. A retrospective comparison of VLBW outcomes before and after implementing new delivery room guidelines at a regional tertiary care center. J Perinatol. 2016 Mar; 36(3):182-5.
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