"Fetal 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 weight of the FETUS in utero. It is usually estimated by various formulas based on measurements made during PRENATAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
| Descriptor ID |
D020567
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.300 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.300 E05.041.124.160.750.300 G07.100.100.160.120.300 G07.345.249.314.120.300 G07.345.500.325.235.937 G08.686.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Fetal Weight- Fetal Weight
- Fetal Weights
- Weight, Fetal
- Weights, Fetal
- Body Weight, Fetal
- Body Weights, Fetal
- Fetal Body Weight
- Fetal Body Weights
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetal Weight" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal plasma soluble neuropilin-1 is downregulated in fetal growth restriction complicated by abnormal umbilical artery Doppler: a pilot study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Nov; 58(5):716-721.
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Comparing fetal biometric growth velocity versus estimated fetal weight for prediction of neonatal small for gestational age. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Oct; 35(20):3931-3936.
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Gestational hypoxia disrupts the neonatal leptin surge and programs hyperphagia and obesity in male offspring in the Sprague-Dawley rat. PLoS One. 2017; 12(9):e0185272.
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Fetal epicardial fat thickness in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies: A retrospective cross-sectional study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Jan; 24(1):167-71.
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Estimated fetal weight by ultrasound: a modifiable risk factor for cesarean delivery? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct; 207(4):309.e1-6.
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Long-term hypoxia modulates expression of key genes regulating adrenomedullary function in the late gestation ovine fetus. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007 Nov; 293(5):R1997-2005.