perinatal

[per-uh-neyt-l]

adjective

1. 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

1. of, relating to, or occurring in the period from about three months before to one month after birth

Other Word Forms

• perinatally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of perinatal¹

First recorded in 1950–55; peri- + natal

Example Sentences

It provides one-to-one support by a perinatal support worker, counselling, talking therapy and peer-to-peer support through workshops and get-togethers.

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"I'm not a neat freak, I don't tick the usual boxes - but with perinatal OCD, I absolutely did," she said.

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The term perinatal covers the period of time from when a woman becomes pregnant, and up to a year after giving birth.

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Responding to the change, Ms Ockenden posted on social media: "How has this happened? So disappointed. Talking to colleagues across perinatal services, the sense of disappointment is profound."

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"I felt awful, but the perinatal team wouldn't take me on," she says.

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