Perinatal

perinatal /peri·na·tal/ (-na´t'l) relating to the period shortly before and after birth; from the twentieth to twenty-ninth week of gestation to one to four weeks after birth.

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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.

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peri·natal·ly adv.

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Perinatal

Referring to the period of time surrounding an infant's birth, from the last two months of pregnancy to the first 28 days of life. The TORCH panel tests for perinatal infections.

Mentioned in: Perinatal Infection, TORCH Test

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perinatal,

adj related to the time surrounding the birth process.

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perinatal

relating to the period shortly before and after birth; the actual time varies between species. The last 10 to 15% of the pregnancy before parturition to the end of a comparable period after birth would cover present usage of the term.

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perinatal mortality

the percentage of animals in the danger period which die, as a ratio of the total number exposed.