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peripartum

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peripartum /peri·par·tum/ (-pahr´tum) occurring during the last month of gestation or the first few months after delivery, with reference to the mother.
peripartum [per″ĭ-pahr´tum]
occurring during the last month of gestation or the first few months after delivery, with reference to the mother.

peripartum
occurring during the last 10% of the gestation period or the first few weeks after delivery, with reference to the mother.


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