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Adjective: perinatal  `pe-ree'ney-tul
  1. Occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)
    "perinatal mortality"; "perinatal care"

Antonym: postnatal, prenatal [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Perinatal