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)

Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal

Synonyms

antenatal (of a mother)
prenatal (of a mother)

Antonyms

antenatal (of a baby)
prenatal (of a baby)
postpartum

Related terms

References

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

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