perinatal
Around delivery time
Perinatal refers to the period immediately before and after birth—typically from about the 28th week of pregnancy through the first week of life.
Medical professionals use the term to describe conditions, care, and mortality rates during this critical window: perinatal complications, perinatal health, a perinatal nurse.
Childbirth medicine branch
- neonatologyCare of newborn infants
- antenatalBefore birth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- fetusGestating offspring
fetal · placenta · amniocentesis · ultrasound · midwifery · obstetrician · gynecology · pediatrics
Carrying developing offspring
- maternityState of being pregnant
- expectingAwaiting a predicted outcome
- mother-to-bePregnant woman
- wombFetal development organ
labor · delivery · contractions · midwife · doula · postpartum · birthing · epidural
Infant just delivered
- neonateInfant under 28 days
- pretermBefore expected arrival
- prematureOccurring before expected
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
jaundice · phototherapy · apnea · incubator · resuscitation · ventilation · sepsis · hypoxia
Coming into the world
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- emergenceComing into existence
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- skin-to-skinUnclothed bodily touching
cord-cutting · rooming-in · initiation · bonding · attachment · beginning · threshold
Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
- stillbirthLate-term pregnancy loss
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- asphyxiaOxygen starvation condition
- breechRear of barrel
obstetrics
Childbirth medicine branch
- neonatologyCare of newborn infants
- antenatalBefore birth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
fetus · fetal · placenta · amniocentesis · ultrasound · midwifery · obstetrician · gynecology · pediatrics · teratogen
pregnancy
Carrying developing offspring
- maternityState of being pregnant
- expectingAwaiting a predicted outcome
- mother-to-bePregnant woman
womb · labor · delivery · contractions · midwife · doula · postpartum · birthing · epidural · cesarean
newborn
Infant just delivered
NICU · jaundice · phototherapy · apnea · incubator · resuscitation · ventilation · sepsis · hypoxia · cyanosis
birth
Coming into the world
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- emergenceComing into existence
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
skin-to-skin · cord-cutting · rooming-in · initiation · bonding · attachment · beginning · threshold
preeclampsia
Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
- stillbirthLate-term pregnancy loss
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- asphyxiaOxygen starvation condition
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, due date, weeks, first trimester
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- medical stagesacute phase, recovery phase, late stage, early-stage, advanced stage
- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic