Noun: perinatology ,pe-ri,ney'tó-lu-jee
- The branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the foetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
"The perinatology unit provided specialized care for high-risk pregnancies"
Type of: midwifery, OB, obstetrics, tocology
Encyclopedia: Perinatology