# peripartum

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).

## Etymology
From peri- + Latin partum (“giving birth”), thus "around [the time of] birth".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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