peripartum
adjective
peri·par·tum
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Medical Definition of peripartum
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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