peri·par·tum
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Medical Definition of peripartum
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: occurring in or being the period preceding or following childbirth
peripartum cardiomyopathy
peripartum
adverbMedical Definition of peripartum (Entry 2 of 2)
: in the peripartum period
infants were infected with the virus peripartum
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“Peripartum.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/peripartum. Accessed 23 Apr. 2021.
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