peripartum

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adjective

That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).

Similar
puerperal
OriginLatin partum →
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Meanings

adjectiveperipartum (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).

    Synonyms: puerperal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).

Similar
puerperal

Origin

  1. Latinpartum“giving birth”
  2. Englishperipartum

From peri- + Latin partum (“giving birth”), thus "around [the time of] birth".

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APA

peripartum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peripartum

MLA

“peripartum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peripartum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peripartum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peripartum.

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