antepartum

Adjective

Meaning

occurring or existing before birth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

antenatal prenatal pregnant parturient fetal prepartum

Antonyms

postpartum antenatal prenatal postnatal perinatal

Related terms

parent puerperal puerperium parous peripartum intrapartum

Examples

the prenatal period Source: Internet

antenatal care Source: Internet

Among the 8,985 women in the study, 8840 women (98%) were screened for depression antepartum, and 7780 (86%) were screened postpartum. Source: Internet

Other changes during pregnancy, such as bodily changes and alterations in sleep and eating habits, can contribute to the development of antepartum depression. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

antepagment antepagmentum antepartal antepaschal antepast antepectoral