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MeSH Heading: Perinatology
Tree Number(s): H02.403.670.500
Unique ID: D010500
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010500
Annotation: = fetus + newborn infant: differentiate from NEONATOLOGY, the newborn infant only
Scope Note: The branch of medicine dealing with the FETUS and NEWBORN during the perinatal period. The perinatal period begins with the twenty-eighth week of gestation and ends twenty-eight days after birth.
Entry Version: PERINATOL
Entry Term(s): Fetal Medicine; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Materno-Fetal Medicine
Previous Indexing: Obstetrics (1966-1976); Pediatrics (1966-1976)
See Also: Fetal Diseases; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Maternal-Child Nursing; Perinatal Care; Pregnancy Complications
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/13
Revision Date: 2020/01/16

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Concept UI: M0016313
Scope Note: The branch of medicine dealing with the FETUS and NEWBORN during the perinatal period. The perinatal period begins with the twenty-eighth week of gestation and ends twenty-eight days after birth.
Terms: Perinatology Preferred Term
Term UI T031021
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1977); Materno-Fetal Medicine
Term UI T000999315
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Fetal Medicine
Term UI T000999313
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Term UI T000999314
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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