antepartum
1antepartum — (adj.) 1908, from Latin phrase ante partum before birth (see POSTPARTUM (Cf. postpartum)) …
2antepartum — Before labor or childbirth. Cf.:intrapartum, postpartum. [ante + L. pario, pp. partus, to bring forth] * * * an·te·par·tum pärt əm adj relating to the period before parturition: before childbirth <antepartum infection> <antepartum… …
3Antepartum haemorrhage — In obstetrics, antepartum haemorrhage (APH), also prepartum hemorrhage, is bleeding from the vagina during pregnancy from twenty four weeks gestational age to term.It should be considered a medical emergency (regardless of whether there is pain)… …
4antepartum — /an tee pahr teuhm/, adj. Obstet. of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery. Cf. postpartum. [1905 10; < L] * * * …
5antepartum — adjective Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal …
6antepartum — adj. before childbirth (pertaining to the mother) …
7antepartum — [antɪ pα:təm] adjective Medicine occurring not long before childbirth. Origin C19: from L., before birth …
8antepartum — an·te·par·tum …
9antepartum — adj. occurring before the onset of labour …
10antepartum — adjective occurring or existing before birth the prenatal period antenatal care • Syn: ↑prenatal, ↑antenatal • Ant: ↑perinatal (for: ↑prenatal), ↑ …
