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.
A condition to do with pregnancy
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