antepartum

English

Etymology

1908, from Latin ante (before) partum (giving birth),[1] form of partus, from pariō (I give birth), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to bring forth).

Adjective

antepartum (not comparable)

  1. Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal

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References

  1. antepartum” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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