Term Birth
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Transcutaneous bilirubin nomogram for prediction of significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

26 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The goal was to develop a predictive nomogram, based on transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurements, for assessment of the risk of significant hyperbilirubinemia in healthy term and near-term neonates. METHODS: A total of 10382 TcB ... Read more...

Laparoscopic splenectomy and diaphragmatic rupture repair in a 27-week pregnant trauma patient.

30 Jul 2009 Report of a 27-week pregnant woman having diaphragmatic rupture and intrathoracic ruptured spleen is presented. She was managed by laparoscopic reduction of the intrathoracic viscus, with repair of the defect and ... Read more...

Parental self-efficacy and stress-related growth in the transition to parenthood: a comparison between parents of pre- and full-term babies.

30 Jul 2009 The purpose of the study reported in this article was to examine how the unique circumstances of the birth of a premature baby affect the perception of parental self-efficacy and stress-related growth--which is the experience of positive change in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Term Birth'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Bilirubin screening for normal newborns: a critique of the hour-specific bilirubin nomogram. 26 Sep 2009
• Transcutaneous bilirubin nomogram for prediction of significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. 26 Sep 2009
• Laparoscopic splenectomy and diaphragmatic rupture repair in a 27-week pregnant trauma patient. 30 Jul 2009
• Parental self-efficacy and stress-related growth in the transition to parenthood: a comparison between parents of pre- and full-term babies. 30 Jul 2009
• Heart rate variability during sleep in healthy term newborns in the early postnatal period. 8 Jul 2009
• High frequency oscillatory ventilation versus conventional ventilation for infants with severe pulmonary dysfunction born at or near term. 6 Jul 2009
• Differences in expression and activity of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and 2 in human placentas of term pregnancies according to birth weight and gender. 17 Jun 2009
• The anterior to midaxillary line between the 4th or 5th intercostal space (Buelau position) is safe for the use of thoracostomy tubes in preterm and term infants. 30 May 2009
• Development of rod function in term born and former preterm subjects. 30 May 2009
• A simple clinical formula for predicting fetal weight in labour at term--derivation and validation. 30 May 2009
• Evaluating the association between all components of the metabolic syndrome and pre-eclampsia. 30 May 2009
• Attitudes toward neonatal intensive care treatment of preterm infants with a high risk of developing long-term disabilities. 30 May 2009
• Weight for gestational age affects the mortality of late preterm infants. 30 May 2009
• Incidence of early neonatal mortality and morbidity after late-preterm and term cesarean delivery. 30 May 2009
• Fetal bone strength and umbilical cord length. 26 May 2009
• Bacillus cereus meningitis in a term neonate. 29 Apr 2009
• Amniotic fluid fetal hemoglobin in normal pregnancies and pregnancies complicated with preterm labor or prelabor rupture of membranes. 29 Apr 2009
• Massive congenital orbital teratoma. 29 Apr 2009
• Association of Escherichia coli O157:H7 with necrotizing enterocolitis in a full-term infant. 24 Apr 2009
• Cardiorespiratory measures before and after feeding challenge in term infants are related to birth weight. 14 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Term Birth'

Definition: CHILDBIRTH at the end of a normal duration of PREGNANCY, between 37 to 40 weeks of gestation or about 280 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period.

Descriptor UI: D047929

Alternative terms: Term Birth; Birth, Term; Term Births; Birth of Full-Term Infant; Birth of Full Term Infant; Full-Term Infant Births; Birth of Full-Term Newborn; Birth of Full Term Newborn; Fullterm Birth; Birth, Fullterm; Births, Fullterm; Fullterm Births;

Related Mesh Headings: Gestational Age;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; drug effects; ethnology; genetics; immunology; metabolism; physiology; psychology; radiation effects; urine;

Tree Number: G08.686.785.760.769.490.500;

History Note: 2005