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
- parous
- puerperal
- puerperium
References
- “antepartum” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.