Pregnancy

"Pregnancy" 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.

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The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

Descriptor ID	D011247
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.784.769
Concept/Terms	Pregnancy Pregnancy Pregnancies Gestation

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Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Reproduction [G08.686.784]
Pregnancy [G08.686.784.769]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pregnancy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pregnancy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 1394 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 87 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	3	3
1997	1	3	4
1998	0	5	5
1999	0	9	9
2000	0	4	4
2001	0	11	11
2002	0	30	30
2003	0	38	38
2004	2	39	41
2005	1	42	43
2006	1	32	33
2007	1	48	49
2008	1	36	37
2009	0	44	44
2010	1	52	53
2011	1	66	67
2012	0	51	51
2013	1	59	60
2014	0	59	59
2015	0	55	55
2016	2	65	67
2017	1	62	63
2018	1	65	66
2019	0	55	55
2020	0	70	70
2021	0	87	87
2022	0	84	84
2023	0	79	79
2024	0	77	77
2025	0	49	49
2026	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Pregnancy" by people in Profiles.

Dailey RK, Cwiek A, Hamil LC, Timberline S, Kameshwar AKS, Suzuki M, Isaac J, deRonde K, Conaway M, Bennett KM, Baldelomar EJ, Hoch MR, Reidy KJ, Charlton JR. Preterm Birth Increases Susceptibility to Hyperglycemia-Induced Kidney Injury With Sex-Specific Differences in Structural and Molecular Responses. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2026 May; 9(3):e70223.

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Yao JV, Wang B, Ganes A, Peters S, Taylor A, Brennecke S, Winship I, Zentner D. Subclinical atherosclerosis in women after pre-eclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart. 2026 Apr 10; 112(9):473-479.

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Hedderson MM, Brown SD, Quesenberry CP, Xu F, Liu EF, Li KL, Sridhar SB, Sedgwick T, Kissel P, Bandera HDS, Bhalala MM, Albright CL, Ferrara A. Adaptive Mobile Health Intervention to Reduce Excess Gestational Weight Gain: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e268007.

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Chuang TD, Yu C, Liu J, Khorram O, Umar S, Rehan VK. Perinatal Nicotine Exposure-Induced Cardiac Phenotype Is Mediated by miR-1-MIAT Interaction and Is Transmitted Transgenerationally. FASEB J. 2026 Mar 31; 40(6):e71711.

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Huang JY, Low FM, Kee MZL, Hopper LN, Sum KK, Chung GSK, Kaholokula JK, Stephenson J, Schoenaker D, Godfrey KM. More equitable preconception health: paternal life course opportunities for better pregnancy, child, and family outcomes. Lancet. 2026 Apr 11; 407(10537):1459-1470.

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Hui SCN, Elsaid NMH, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. Measures of Brain Metabolism and Diffusion in Neonates of Mothers with Diabetes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 Mar 04; 47(3):768-776.

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Warner S, Xiao R, Wiltse Nicely KL, Chandler R. From Joint Cognitive Systems to Human-AI Joint Cognitive Systems: A Theory Critique and Application to Obstetric Anesthesia Risk Assessment. Nurs Sci Q. 2026 Apr; 39(2):117-125.

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Sturla Irizarry SM, Cathey AL, Zimmerman E, Hao W, Lin YT, Mukherjee B, Rosario Pab?n ZY, Huerta Monta?ez G, V?lez Vega CM, Alshawabkeh AN, Cordero JF, Meeker JD, Watkins DJ. Prenatal urinary biomarkers of metal and metalloid exposure and child neurodevelopmental outcomes in Puerto Rico. Environ Res. 2026 Mar 15; 293:123766.

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Falc?o de Oliveira E, Carvalho AT, Venancio FA, Quili?o ME, Gabeira SCO, Leite SHDS, Sal? MDS, Lima SMB, Alves NDS, Moura LDC, Schwarcz WD, Azevedo AS, Demarchi LHF, Zardin MCSU, Lichs GGC, Taira DL, Nascimento AID, Fernandes WS, Alves NO, Casaril Arrua AE, Medeiros MJ, Cunha RVD, Vasconcelos Z, Santos-Pinto CDB, Nielsen-Saines K. Zika virus infection in early pregnancy increases the likelihood of persistent neutralizing antibodies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Jan; 20(1):e0013906.

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Ji X, Salim E, Tarpley M, Duncan C, Rabe DA, Cole GJ, Williams KP. The Role of the Hedgehog Pathway in Alcohol-Induced Birth Defects. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026; 1500:49-82.

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