perinatal

American  

[per-uh-neyt-l] / ˌpɛr əˈneɪt 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.

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perinatal British  

/ ˌpɛrɪˈneɪtəl /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• perinatally adverb

Etymology

Origin of perinatal

First recorded in 1950–55; peri- + natal

Example Sentences

There are just two perinatal pathologists based at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - they conduct autopsies on foetuses and babies for the whole region.

From BBC

“I knew it was something that I wanted to do,” said Little, a perinatal health researcher and science communications consultant who has studied cultures around the world that bed-share.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Hender said: "I think it's worrying that a report regarding perinatal mortality doesn't seem to be very high on the priority list of the ICB if it's taken 18 months to release from completion."

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC