A condition to do with pregnancy
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 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
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