peripartum en · ADJ
Etymology
From peri- + Latin partum (“giving birth”), thus "around [the time of] birth".
Meanings
- (not-comparable) That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).
Hyponyms
intrapartum · prepartum · antepartum · puerperal · postpartum