occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
A condition to do with pregnancy
The word perinatal means relating to a period slightly before and after birth. This is usually considered to be a couple of weeks.
The closest word would be perinatal.
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 period typically spans from about 20 weeks of gestation to 1 to 4 weeks after birth, which translates to approximately 140 days before birth and 7 to 28 days after birth. This means the total duration can range from around 147 to 168 days, depending on the specific definition used for the postnatal timeframe.
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
The perinatal period is that around the time of birth. A perinatologist is an obstetrical specialist concerned with the care of the mother and fetus at higher-than-normal risk for complications. Since the perinatal period, depending on the definition, starts at the 20th to 28th week of gestation and ends 1 to 4 weeks after birth, a perinatologist logically could be an obstetrician or pediatrician but, in practice, a perinatologist is an obstetrician. Hope this helps!
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