peripartum

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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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).

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