Definitions

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  • adjective Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal

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  • adjective occurring or existing before birth

Etymologies

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1908, from Latin ante ("before") partum ("giving birth"), form of partus, from pariō ("I give birth"), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

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Examples

  • Bleeding from the vagina during late pregnancy is called antepartum haemorrhage.

    Chapter 11 1995

  • I seem to be the only non-writer but here goes - when I was in the antepartum unit trying not to give birth the nurse there was so stupid and so incredibly bad at her job I thought "Well, Christ, I can do better than that."

    Bookending Michael Alan Nelson 2008

  • The mother killed and the doctor killed, but call it an antepartum psychosis of the mother.

    Theocracy in Action Rogers 2006

  • With everybody going over to the Birth Center, and with cutbacks in dietary and transportation, those of us left are having do their jobs and work this unit, antepartum, and sometimes and D.

    The Silent Cradle Cuthbert, Margaret 1998

  • Dolbeau 2.208 describes an instance in which multiple fractureswere found in a fetus, some of which were evidently postpartum, while others were assuredly antepartum.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Hanks 6.3 cites the history of a case of antepartum desquamation of the skin in a living fetus.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Hanks cites the history of a case of antepartum desquamation of the skin in a living fetus.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • OB TraceVue, an obstetrical information management system, is designed to ensure comprehensive coverage across the perinatal care continuum-from the first antepartum visit through delivery, postpartum, discharge, postpartum follow up, newborn nursery, and gynecological visits.

    unknown title 2011

  • A huge percentage of patients from low-income hospitals are transferred to Prentice for high-risk perinatal and antepartum care so that they and their babies get the proper treatment on the State's dollar.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • They may work during all stages of pregnancy, including antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and neonatal.

    eHow - Health How To's 2010

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