That is the correct spelling of the adjective "perinatal" (around the time of birth).
Perinatal transmission is more likely if the waters break prematurely.
Peri is a suffix that means about. So perinatal would mean about the time of birth.
The perinatal mortality rate is calculated using the formula: [ \text{Perinatal Mortality Rate} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of perinatal deaths}}{\text{Total number of births (including stillbirths)}} \right) \times 1,000 ] Perinatal deaths include stillbirths and deaths within the first week of life. This rate is typically expressed per 1,000 total births.
The word perinatal means relating to a period slightly before and after birth. This is usually considered to be a couple of weeks.
Perinatal asphyxia can occur a long time before birth, shortly before birth, during delivery, or after birth
Chapter 16 is the chapter in the ICD-10 that contains codes for the perinatal period.
Perinatal asphyxia
A condition to do with pregnancy
Perinatal asphyxia
birth asphyxia
Perinatal transmissions infect the fetus after its protective membranes rupture--the waters break--and during labor and delivery when the fetus is exposed to maternal blood.
Lars B. Olding has written: 'Bacterial infection in cases of perinatal death' -- subject(s): Bacterial diseases, Diseases, Fetus, Perinatal death