Diseases

Perinatal Death

The death of a FETUS of GESTATIONAL AGE 28 weeks or more, or the death of a live-born INFANT less than 28 days of age.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The death of a FETUS of GESTATIONAL AGE 28 weeks or more, or the death of a live-born INFANT less than 28 days of age.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Death, Perinatal
  • Deaths, Perinatal
  • Perinatal Deaths
  • Neonatal Death
  • Death, Neonatal
  • Deaths, Neonatal
  • Neonatal Deaths

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings etiology, prevention & control.

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Indexing Annotation

Do not confuse with PERINATAL MORTALITY, a statistical concept

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History Note

2015

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C12.050.703w.572w
  2. C23.550.260w.865w

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NLM Classification

WQ 225

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perinatal Death. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066087. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066087
  2. Perinatal Death. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perinatal_mortality
  3. Perinatal Death. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2781245