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Definition of Perinatology
1. Noun. The branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium.
Definition of Perinatology
1. Noun. a branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. ¹
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Medical Definition of Perinatology
1. The branch of medicine dealing with the foetus and infant during the perinatal period. The perinatal period begins with the twenty-eighth week of gestation and ends twenty-eight days after birth. (12 Dec 1998)