peripartum

English

Etymology

peri- +‎ Latin partum (“giving birth”), thus "around [the time of] birth"

Adjective

peripartum (not comparable)

1. That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).

Synonyms

• puerperal (in its peripartum sense)

Hyponyms

• antepartum (soon before birth; within 30 days)
• intrapartum
• prepartum (soon before birth; within 30 days)
• postpartum (soon after birth; within 30 days)
• puerperal (in its postpartum sense)