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Perinatal is the time period surrounding birth. Peri- means around, and natal means birth. The time from conception to just prior to the start of labor is prenatal. The time from the start of active labor to the passage of the placenta is perinatal. After the placenta is passed is postnatal.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 6y agoPostnatal or postpartum means pertaining to after childbirth. Afterbirth is a common term for placenta, and placental means pertaining to the placenta.
That's the "postnatal" or "neonatal" period of the newborn's life.
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∙ 15y agoThe general term is parturition. There are species-specific terms, too like whelping for dogs, queening for cats, foaling for horses, etc.
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Parturition means To process or bring forth youth,or the act or process of giving birth by Xtreme_Unknown^^
