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perinatal (adjective), more perinatal, most perinatal
1. 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: The time of perinatal life for a newborn can be problematic for both the baby and the mother and care should be provided for such cases.

The perinatal period is defined in various ways. Depending on the definition, it starts at the 20th to 28th week of gestation and ends one to four weeks after birth.
2. Etymology: The word perinatal is a hybrid of the Greek "peri-" meaning "around or about" and "natal" from the Latin "natus" meaning "born."

This entry is located in the following units: nasc-, nat- (page 5) peri- (page 10)
Word Entries containing the term: “perinatal
perinatal trauma, birth trauma (s); perinatal traumas, birth traumas (pl) (nouns)
Physical injury to the fetus occurring at or about the time of birth; used especially with reference to cerebral birth trauma.