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Antepartum

antepartal, antepartum: Definition(s): Period of pregnancy between conception and onset of labor; used with reference to the mother.

Venes D, ed. antepartal. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 22nd ed.

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Intrapartum

intrapartum: Definition(s): Happening during childbirth.

Venes D, ed. antepartal. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 22nd ed.

Postpartum

postpartum, postpartal:  Definition(s):

Being or following the period after childbirth.
Pert. to the 6-week period after childbirth, during which the mother undergoes progressive physiological changes that restore uterine size and system functions to nonpregnant status.

Venes D, ed. antepartal. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 22nd ed.

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