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 Words From

• peri·natal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of perinatal¹

First recorded in 1950–55; peri- + natal

Example Sentences

That may be, at least in part, due to the difference between the broader major depressive disorder and the much more specific perinatal depression.

From Popular-Science

People who develop some form of perinatal depression seem to have GABA systems that aren’t able to adapt to changes in hormones and general stress either during or after pregnancy.

From Popular-Science

Until recently, treatment for perinatal depression—an umbrella term that refers to all depressive disorders related to pregnancy and childbirth—was exactly the same as for other depressive disorders.

From Popular-Science

Some were so small they could only come from perinatal dinosaurs, those who die while still in the egg or just after hatching.

From Popular-Science

Malawa has fought racial inequities in perinatal health at Expecting Justice since 2017, but she says the group wanted to find a new strategy to supplement its other work.

From Time

Then, as now, an attitude of complacency around maternal and perinatal mortality gets in the way of action.

From The Daily Beast

The study also pointed out that the Netherlands has one of the highest perinatal morality rates in Europe.

From The Daily Beast