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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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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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Liu CA, Iwamoto LM. Late onset hearing loss in very low birth weight infants. J Perinatol. 2025 Sep; 45(9):1281-1288.
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Martin I, Silverberg M, Abdelgawad A, Tanaka K, Halloran BA, Nicola T, Myers ED, Desai JP, White CT, Karabayir I, Akbilgic O, Tipton L, Gentle SJ, Ambalavanan N, Peters BM, Vu LD, Jain VG, Lal CV, Cormier SA, Pierre JF, Jilling T, Talati AJ, Willis KA. The fungal microbiota modulate neonatal oxygen-induced lung injury. Microbiome. 2025 Jan 27; 13(1):24.
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Shama S, Asbury MR, Kiss A, Bando N, Butcher J, Comelli EM, Copeland JK, Greco A, Kothari A, Sherman PM, Stintzi A, Taibi A, Tomlinson C, Unger S, Wang PW, O'Connor DL. Mother's milk microbiota is associated with the developing gut microbial consortia in very-low-birth-weight infants. Cell Rep Med. 2024 Sep 17; 5(9):101729.
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Salley A, Lee ML. Proactive Use of a Human Milk Fat Modular in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Standardized Feeding Protocol. Nutrients. 2024 Apr 18; 16(8).
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Asbury MR, Shama S, Sa JY, Bando N, Butcher J, Comelli EM, Copeland JK, Forte V, Kiss A, Sherman PM, Stintzi A, Taibi A, Tomlinson C, Unger S, Wang PW, O'Connor DL. Human milk nutrient fortifiers alter the developing gastrointestinal microbiota of very-low-birth-weight infants. Cell Host Microbe. 2022 09 14; 30(9):1328-1339.e5.
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Bell EF. The Tiniest Babies Registry: A registry of survivors born weighing less than 400?grams. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 04; 27(2):101326.
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Rysavy MA, Bell EF. Neonatal Intensive Care for Very Preterm Infants in China. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 08 02; 4(8):e2118940.
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Rysavy MA, Li L, Tyson JE, Jensen EA, Das A, Ambalavanan N, Laughon MM, Greenberg RG, Patel RM, Pedroza C, Bell EF. Should Vitamin A Injections to Prevent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or Death Be Reserved for High-Risk Infants? Reanalysis of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2021 09; 236:78-85.e5.
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Hair AB, Rechtman DJ, Lee ML, Niklas V. Beyond Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Other Clinical Advantages of an Exclusive Human Milk Diet. Breastfeed Med. 2018 Jul/Aug; 13(6):408-411.
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Bell EF, Rysavy MA. What Parents Want to Know after Preterm Birth. J Pediatr. 2018 09; 200:10-11.