Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
"Infant, Very Low 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,
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An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs), regardless of gestational age.
| Descriptor ID |
D019102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.060.703.520.460.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight- Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
- Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant
- Infant, Very-Low-Birth-Weight
- Infants, Very-Low-Birth-Weight
- Very Low Birth Weight Infant
- Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infant, Very Low Birth Weight" by people in Profiles.
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Intraventricular hemorrhage among very low birth weight infants in a South African cohort: a retrospective study of trends & short-term outcomes. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Feb 25; 25(1):138.
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A review of necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight babies in a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2023 Jan-Mar; 20(1):59-66.
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Hypothermia among neonates admitted to the neonatal unit at a tertiary hospital in South Africa. J Perinatol. 2020 03; 40(3):433-438.
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A review of -multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a neonatal unit in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Pediatr. 2019 09 07; 19(1):320.
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Maternal human immunodeficiency virus status and morbidity and mortality in very low birthweight infants. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2017 Feb; 37(1):14-20.
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Retrospective cross-sectional review of survival rates in critically ill children admitted to a combined paediatric/neonatal intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013-2015. BMJ Open. 2016 06 03; 6(6):e010850.
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Comparison of morbidity and mortality of very low birth weight infants in a Central Hospital in Johannesburg between 2006/2007 and 2013. BMC Pediatr. 2015 Mar 13; 15:20.
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Developmental outcome of very low birth weight infants in a developing country. BMC Pediatr. 2012 Feb 01; 12:11.
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Growth of a cohort of very low birth weight infants in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Pediatr. 2011 May 29; 11:50.
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Determinants of survival in very low birth weight neonates in a public sector hospital in Johannesburg. BMC Pediatr. 2010 May 06; 10:30.