 Infant Mortality
"Infant Mortality" 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.
Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D007226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.475 N01.224.935.698.489 N06.850.505.400.975.550.475 N06.850.520.308.985.550.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Infant Mortality- Infant Mortality
- Infant Mortalities
- Mortalities, Infant
- Mortality, Infant
Neonatal Mortality- Neonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Neonatal
- Mortality, Neonatal
- Neonatal Mortalities
Postneonatal Mortality- Postneonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Postneonatal
- Mortality, Postneonatal
- Postneonatal Mortalities
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Infant Mortality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Infant Mortality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2018 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2019 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2020 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infant Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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Agopian AJ, Benjamin RH, Oluwafemi OO, Sheriff FR, Lopez KN, Findley TO, Kim Y, Emery ST. Maternal Race and Ethnicity and Mortality Differences Among Infants with Birth Defects: A Statewide Cohort Analysis in Texas. J Pediatr. 2026 02; 289:114877.
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DeBie K, Keller KP, Gutilla MJ, Rojas-Rueda D, Peel JL, Neophytou AM. Time-Series Analysis of Infant Mortality Disaggregated by Race, Ethnicity, and Specific Causes After 6-Week Abortion Ban. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Oct; 69(4):107960.
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De Luca D, Modi N, Davis P, Kusuda S, de Wildt SN, Keszler M, Abbas-Hanif A, Juul SE, Turner M, Pillow JJ, Robertson N, Sanchez-Luna M, Tingay DG, Benachi A, Bustreo F, Ianiro G, Hanson M, Deprest J, De Coppi P, van den Hoogen A, Tarnow-Mordi W, Zanin A, Oei JL, Zhang H, Lara-Diaz VJ, Tooke L, Flori H, Ricciardi W, Abman SH. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission on the future of neonatology. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2025 Aug; 9(8):578-612.
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Silverstein M, Wong JB, Davis EM, Chelmow D, Coker TR, Fernandez A, Gibson E, Jaén CR, Krousel-Wood M, Lee S, Nicholson WK, Rao G, Ruiz JM, Stevermer J, Tsevat J, Underwood SM, Wiehe S. Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2025 06 10; 333(22):2006-2012.
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Bourque SL, Hannan KE, Handley SC, Passarella M, Radack J, Formanowski B, Lorch SA, Hwang SS. Rural-Urban Disparities in Mortality Among US-Born Preterm Infants. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Jun 01; 15(6):519-528.
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Udoko AN, Passarella M, Formanowski B, Hannan KE, Bourque SL, Radack J, Lorch SA, Hwang SS. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality Rates Among Infants Born Preterm in the US Beyond 44 Weeks of Postmenstrual Age. J Pediatr. 2025 08; 283:114603.
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Heath A, von Alvensleben I, Spielvogel JA, Freudenthal P, Trapp J, Noya I, Gálvez M, Mendizábal F, Gonzales M, Apaza C, Sanga L, Mc Cann E, Julian CG. Prolonged postnatal adaptation and enhanced prevalence of congenital heart diseases due to altitude may contribute to newborn mortality in Bolivia. Exp Physiol. 2025 Aug; 110(8):1060-1070.
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Ferrer L, Chambers C, Katheria A, Nguyen A, Bandoli G. Prenatal homelessness, food insecurity, and unemployment and adverse infant outcomes in a California cohort, 2007-2020. J Perinatol. 2025 Nov; 45(11):1528-1534.
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Esan OB, Norman P, McHale P, Hargreaves D, Creese H, Melendez-Torres GJ, Taylor-Robinson D. Intersecting ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in infant mortality in England, 2007-2019. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Sep 25; 109(10):870-871.
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Stephens SB, Benjamin RH, Lopez KN, Anderson BR, Lin AE, Shumate CJ, Nembhard WN, Morris SA, Agopian AJ. Enhancing the Classification of Congenital Heart Defects for Outcome Association Studies in Birth Defects Registries. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Aug; 116(8):e2393.
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