perinatal (redirected from Perinatal mortality)

per·i·na·tal  (pr-ntl)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the period around childbirth, especially the five months before and one month after birth: perinatal mortality; perinatal care.

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peri·natal·ly adv.

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perinatal

Adjective

of or occurring in the period from about three months before to one month after birth [Greek peri- around + Latin natus born]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

perinatal - occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after); "perinatal mortality"; "perinatal care" postnatal, postpartum - occurring immediately after birth; "postnatal development" antenatal, antepartum, prenatal - occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"