perinatal
adjective
peri·na·tal
ˌper-ə-ˈnā-tᵊl 
: occurring in, concerned with, or being in the period around the time of birth
perinatal mortality
perinatal care
Examples of perinatal in a Sentence
The doctor took steps to prevent perinatal infection.
Recent Examples on the Web
Compared with white women, Black mothers are more likely to experience perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and receive worse mental health care, if any at all.
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Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu Reprints, STAT, 18 Mar. 2024
Black women have worse perinatal outcomes In studies and TED talks, Black women report having their pain minimized or dismissed, allowing conditions such as endometriosis to go undiagnosed and leading to serious complications.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
The Black Doula Directory can help parents-to-be find culturally competent support, something perinatal health advocate Shawnee Benton Gibson says makes all the difference.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
It is estimated that the types of outcomes associated with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders cost the system nearly $2 billion for all impacted children through the first five years of life.
—Barry Greene, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
Members of racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to enter the perinatal period with stressors due to systemic inequities, according to the review.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
Silva lives right next door to the parcel of land where the perinatal facility would be built.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
Her mother, Shawnee Benton-Gibson, a licensed practitioner, has since then continued to seek justice through actions aimed at legislation for her daughter and others like her, speaking out about perinatal health, birth equity, and reproductive justice.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
Mother-To-Child Transmission Progress Stagnating Reducing perinatal HIV transmission–or the unintentional passing of HIV from pregnant mothers to their babies–is essential to ending the AIDS threat.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu Reprints, STAT, 18 Mar. 2024
Black women have worse perinatal outcomes In studies and TED talks, Black women report having their pain minimized or dismissed, allowing conditions such as endometriosis to go undiagnosed and leading to serious complications.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
The Black Doula Directory can help parents-to-be find culturally competent support, something perinatal health advocate Shawnee Benton Gibson says makes all the difference.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
It is estimated that the types of outcomes associated with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders cost the system nearly $2 billion for all impacted children through the first five years of life.
—Barry Greene, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
Members of racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to enter the perinatal period with stressors due to systemic inequities, according to the review.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
Silva lives right next door to the parcel of land where the perinatal facility would be built.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
Her mother, Shawnee Benton-Gibson, a licensed practitioner, has since then continued to seek justice through actions aimed at legislation for her daughter and others like her, speaking out about perinatal health, birth equity, and reproductive justice.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
Mother-To-Child Transmission Progress Stagnating Reducing perinatal HIV transmission–or the unintentional passing of HIV from pregnant mothers to their babies–is essential to ending the AIDS threat.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near perinatal
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“Perinatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perinatal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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