 Pregnancy, Prolonged
"Pregnancy, Prolonged" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A term used to describe pregnancies that exceed the upper limit of a normal gestational period. In humans, a prolonged pregnancy is defined as one that extends beyond 42 weeks (294 days) after the first day of the last menstrual period (MENSTRUATION), or birth with gestational age of 41 weeks or more.
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D011273
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.805
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| Concept/Terms |
Pregnancy, Prolonged- Pregnancy, Prolonged
- Pregnancies, Prolonged
- Prolonged Pregnancies
- Prolonged Pregnancy
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pregnancy, Prolonged" by people in Profiles.
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Boreham MK, Zaretsky MV, Corton MM, Alexander JM, McIntire DD, Twickler DM. Appearance of the levator ani muscle in pregnancy as assessed by 3-D MRI. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Dec; 193(6):2159-64.
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Hobbins JC, Berkowitz RL. Current status of human placental lactogen. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 1978 Jun; 21(2):363-73.
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Berkowitz RL, Hobbins JC. A reevaluation of the value of hCS determination in the management of prolonged pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 1977 Feb; 49(2):156-8.
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Hobbins JC, Goldstein L, Hofschild J. Value of HCS determinations in management of prolonged pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 1974 Dec; 44(6):802-5.
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