1. occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after); - Example: "perinatal mortality" - Example: "perinatal care"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
perinatal
adj 1: occurring during the period around birth (5 months before
and 1 month after); "perinatal mortality"; "perinatal
care" [ant: antenatal, antepartum, postnatal,
postpartum, prenatal]