perinatal
adjective
peri·na·tal
ˌper-ə-ˈnā-tᵊl 
: occurring in, concerned with, or being in the period around the time of birth
perinatal mortality
perinatal care
Examples of perinatal in a Sentence
The doctor took steps to prevent perinatal infection.
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Patients might experience better birth outcomes Recent research has also demonstrated a link between ACEs and poor birth outcomes or perinatal complications.
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Katrina Donham, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
The Rainbow Clinic at Mount Sinai is one of several clinics opening around the country that care for pregnant patients with a history of perinatal loss.
—Nadia Sussman, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
The new report found that the South also has higher rates of postpartum depression and fewer perinatal health workers compared to other regions in the United States.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Dr Adnan Radi, a medic at Al Awda Hospital, in northern Gaza, told the agency that most of the babies delivered by staff have severely low birthweight and are dying of perinatal asphyxia.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Katrina Donham, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
The Rainbow Clinic at Mount Sinai is one of several clinics opening around the country that care for pregnant patients with a history of perinatal loss.
—Nadia Sussman, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
The new report found that the South also has higher rates of postpartum depression and fewer perinatal health workers compared to other regions in the United States.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Dr Adnan Radi, a medic at Al Awda Hospital, in northern Gaza, told the agency that most of the babies delivered by staff have severely low birthweight and are dying of perinatal asphyxia.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perinatal
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“Perinatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perinatal. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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