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perinatal
[ per-uh-neyt-l ]
adjective
- occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
perinatal
/ ˌpɛrɪˈneɪtəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or occurring in the period from about three months before to one month after birth
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Other Words From
- peri·natal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of perinatal1
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Example Sentences
Then, as now, an attitude of complacency around maternal and perinatal mortality gets in the way of action.
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The study also pointed out that the Netherlands has one of the highest perinatal morality rates in Europe.
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