peripartum

[per-uh-pahr-tuhm]

adjective

1. occurring in the period leading up to or after childbirth.

adverb

1. in the period leading up to or after childbirth.

Example Sentences

But C-sections also come with their own downsides, including a high rate of repeat C-sections and an increasing risk of significant postpartum hemorrhage and peripartum hysterectomy with each subsequent pregnancy.

From Slate

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines depression “with peripartum onset” as a major depressive episode during pregnancy or within four weeks after birth.

From New York Times

"There's this idea that data is tantamount," Says Skylar Ibarra, LCSW, a licensed psychotherapist in Brea, California, who specializes in trauma and peripartum mental health.

From Salon

Meghan did not say whether she had been diagnosed with peripartum depression or any other condition.

From New York Times

“Due to the stigma around disclosing negative mood at this time as well as how difficult people find it to be taken seriously, this figure is likely to be much higher,” Emma Svanberg, a clinical psychologist who specializes in peripartum — the time before and after childbirth — mental health, said by email.

From New York Times