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Antepartum vs Peripartum - What's the difference?

antepartum | peripartum |

As adjectives the difference between antepartum and peripartum

is that antepartum is describing the period before childbirth; antenatal while peripartum is that occurs around the time of childbirth (typically, a few weeks before or after.

antepartum

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal

    • Synonyms

    * antenatal (of a mother) * prenatal (of a mother)

    Antonyms

    * antenatal (of a baby) * prenatal (of a baby) * postpartum

    Related terms

    * parous * puerperal * puerperium

    References

    English words prefixed with ante-

    peripartum

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That occurs around the time of childbirth (typically, a few weeks before or after)