peripartum

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adjective

peri·par·tum -ˈpärt-əm

: occurring in or being the period preceding or following childbirth

peripartum cardiomyopathy

peripartum

2 of 2

adverb

: in the peripartum period

infants were infected with the virus peripartum

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“Peripartum.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/peripartum. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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