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peripartum

adjective peri·par·tum \ -ˈpärt-əm \

medical Definition of peripartum

: occurring in or being the period preceding or following childbirth
  • peripartum cardiomyopathy
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peripartum

adverb

medical Definition of peripartum

: in the peripartum period
  • infants were infected with the virus peripartum

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