adverb
- in a manner relating to the period immediately before and after birth
Usage: medical
Examples
- The infection was transmitted perinatally from mother to child.
- Perinatally acquired HIV requires immediate treatment.
- The study examined babies who were exposed to drugs perinatally.
- Perinatally, the infant’s immune system is still developing.
- The virus can be passed perinatally during delivery.
- Perinatally transmitted diseases pose serious health risks.