perinatal
adjective
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.
perinatally
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a word derived from
perinatal.
Example Sentences
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Thus, we generated mice that pre- and perinatally received low input of RA signals in haematopoietic cells, but that on transplantation harbour a normal wild-type haematopoietic system.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
Just 1 percent got HIV perinatally or through blood transfusions or the blood-based drugs for the disease hemophilia.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2010
In Philadelphia, where the overall HIV infection rate is five times the national average, at least 272 residents were perinatally infected, though officials say the figure could be far higher.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2010
The Philadelphia man belongs to a rare group: he was infected with HIV from his mother perinatally, which means either during pregnancy and delivery or breast-feeding.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2010
In 2007, an estimated 7,757 people were living in the 37 states reporting to the CDC who had been diagnosed with perinatally transmitted HIV before age 13.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2010
