perinatal

adjective peri·na·tal \-ˈnā-t^əl\

medical : happening during or around the time of birth

Full Definition of PERINATAL

: occurring in, concerned with, or being in the period around the time of birth <perinatal mortality> <perinatal care>

— peri·na·tal·ly \-t^əl-(l)ē\ adverb

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adjective peri·na·tal \-ˈnāt-^əl\

: occurring in, concerned with, or being in the period around the time of birth <perinatal mortality> <perinatal care>

—peri·na·tal·ly \-^əl-(l)ē\ adverb

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