Antepartum
of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
adj.
1908, from latin phrase ante partum “before birth” (see postpartum).
antepartum an·te·par·tum (ān’tē-pär’təm)
adj.
of or occurring in the period before childbirth.
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