intrapartum

British

/ ˌɪntrəˈpɑːtəm /

adjective

med of or relating to childbirth or delivery

intrapartum care

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Etymology

Origin of intrapartum

C20: New Latin, from _intra- + partum, from partus birth

Example Sentences

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North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust bosses announced a three-month pause in "intrapartum care" - the period during labour and delivery - at the site in May due to "staffing absences".

From BBC

Health officers claimed the pause in intrapartum care will have "quite a small impact on the Hartlepool population", with the Rowan Suite previously only taking bookings for pregnancies considered to be "low risk".

From BBC

Intrapartum care covers the start of labour up to the birth of a baby.

From BBC

Maybe it would have worked in another age, if a birth attendant would have waited even longer or worried less about the baby; maybe it would work today if our tolerance for any intrapartum risk were higher.

From Slate

Of more than 1 million singleton births in Scotland between 1985 and 2004, the researchers found 539 newborn deaths -- a rate of 0.05 percent -- with 273 deaths attributed to intrapartum anoxia.

From Reuters

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