"Gravidity" 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 number of pregnancies, complete or incomplete, experienced by a female. It is different from PARITY, which is the number of offspring borne. (From Stedman, 26th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D020073
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.340 G08.686.784.769.213 N06.850.490.812.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gravidity" by people in Profiles.
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Increasing Age Is a Risk Factor for Decreased Postpartum Pelvic Floor Strength. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2017 Mar/Apr; 23(2):136-140.
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Florid diffuse peritoneal deciduosis mimicking carcinomatosis in a primigravida patient: a case report and review of the literature. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2013; 6(11):2615-9.
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Growth to age 18 months following prenatal supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid differs by maternal gravidity in Mexico. J Nutr. 2011 Feb; 141(2):316-20.
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Effects of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during pregnancy on gestational age and size at birth: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Mexico. Food Nutr Bull. 2010 Jun; 31(2 Suppl):S108-16.
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Education and cognitive ability as direct, mediating, or spurious influences on female age at first birth: behavior genetic models fit to Danish twin data. AJS. 2008; 114 Suppl:S202-32.