Where Does Perinatal Mean?

Perinatal is the period of time when you become pregnant and up to a year after giving birth. You might also have heard of the following terms: Antenatal or pre-natal meaning 'before birth'

Does perinatal include birth?

By contrast, perinatal deaths include both stillborn babies and those who are born alive but die before the end of the seventh day. Early neonatal deaths only include live births.

What is considered the perinatal period?

2.4 Perinatal Period The perinatal period is the one extending from the gestational age at which the fetus attains the weight of I 000 g (equivalent to 28 completed weeks of ges- tation) to the end of the seventh completed day (168 completed hours) of life.