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prepartum

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prepartum
[-pär′təm]
before childbirth.

prepartum
just before parturition.

prepartum milking
milking of cows for a week or so before calving to reduce pressure in the udder and prevent development of udder edema, or to stimulate parathyroid activity and reduce chance of milk fever occurring. Has the disadvantage of reducing the colostral antibodies available for the calf.


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A prepartum DCAD [mEq/kg = (mEq of Na^sup +^/kg + mEq of K^sup +^/kg) (meEq of Cl^sup -^/kg + mEq of SO^sub 4^^sup -2^/kg)] of below 0 mEq/kg and a urinary pH of 6.
Most studies have examined the impact of prepartum maternal smoking on infant health outcomes, usually focusing on birth weight (see, for example, Evans and Ringel 1999), and have explored how increases in cigarette taxes could lead to improved health outcomes for children (Ringel and Evans 2001; Colman, Grossman, and Joyce 2003).
 
 
 
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