prepartum
Prior to birth
Prepartum describes the period before giving birth, used primarily in medical and veterinary contexts.
It is roughly synonymous with prenatal and antepartum, though prepartum tends to emphasize the time immediately preceding delivery rather than the entire pregnancy.
Prepartum depression can be as serious as postpartum depression.
The word appears most often in clinical discussions of maternal health, fetal monitoring, and obstetric care.
Before birth
- antenatalBefore birth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- fetusGestating offspring
embryo · placenta · amniotic · ultrasound · sonogram · amniocentesis · obstetrician · midwife
State of awaiting something
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- quickeningFirst felt fetal movement
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- nestingMaking a dwelling
nursery · announcement · countdown · waiting · hope · excitement
prenatal
Before birth
fetus · embryo · placenta · amniotic · ultrasound · sonogram · amniocentesis · obstetrician · midwife · perinatology
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- quickeningFirst felt fetal movement
- conceptionFormation of an idea
nesting · nursery · announcement · countdown · waiting · hope · excitement
doula
Trained childbirth support person
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- registryOfficial record of entries
- layetteNewborn's clothing collection
packing · coaching · readiness · consultation · planning · checklist
prepartumpostpartum
After childbirth period
postnatal · puerperal · postpartal · postdelivery · lying-in
prepare, parent, parity, parturition, postpartum, parturient, antepartum, peripartum