Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The medical specialty concerned with the care of the mother, fetus, and infant during the perinatal period.
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- noun a branch of
obstetrics focusing on themedical andsurgical management ofhigh-risk pregnancies.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
Etymologies
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Examples
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"We tested this in women of all ethnic groups, and it was effective," said Roberto Romero, principal investigator of the trial and chief of the NIH's perinatology research branch.
Gel Lowers Preterm-Delivery Risks, Study Finds Katherine Hobson 2011
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The findings were presented today at the 30th Annual Society for M.ternal-Fetal M.dicine meeting by Dr. Roberto Romero, M. D, chief of the perinatology research branch and program head for perinatal research and obstetrics at the NICHD.
Science Blog 2010
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The findings were presented today at the 30th Annual Society for M.ternal-Fetal M.dicine meeting by Dr. Roberto Romero, M. D, chief of the perinatology research branch and program head for perinatal research and obstetrics at the NICHD.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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The findings were presented today at the 30th Annual Society for M.ternal-Fetal M.dicine meeting by Dr. Roberto Romero, M. D, chief of the perinatology research branch and program head for perinatal research and obstetrics at the NICHD.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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The findings were presented today at the 30th Annual Society for M.ternal-Fetal M.dicine meeting by Dr. Roberto Romero, M. D, chief of the perinatology research branch and program head for perinatal research and obstetrics at the NICHD.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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The findings were presented today at the 30th Annual Society for M.ternal-Fetal M.dicine meeting by Dr. Roberto Romero, M. D, chief of the perinatology research branch and program head for perinatal research and obstetrics at the NICHD.
innovations-report 2010
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Headed by Dr. Brad Bootstaylor, SEE BABY is the first high-risk obstetrics medical practice in the U.S. to incorporate a chic upscale spa-like feel within a perinatology office, that cares for "High-Risk" pregnancy.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The findings were presented today at the 30th Annual Society for M.ternal-Fetal M.dicine meeting by Dr. Roberto Romero, M. D, chief of the perinatology research branch and program head for perinatal research and obstetrics at the NICHD.
Science Blog 2010
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For example, in the written arguments to the court (called briefs) defending Texas 'anti-abortion law, lawyers for the State of Texas described in extraordinary detail "how clearly and conclusively modern science - embryology, fetology, genetics, perinatology, all of biology - establishes the humanity of the unborn child."
t r u t h o u t 2010
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The findings were presented today at the 30th Annual Society for M.ternal-Fetal M.dicine meeting by Dr. Roberto Romero, M. D, chief of the perinatology research branch and program head for perinatal research and obstetrics at the NICHD.
Science Blog 2010
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