peripartum
Meanings
adj
- That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).
Word forms
Etymology
From peri- + Latin partum (“giving birth”), thus "around [the time of] birth".
Synonyms
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