Before labor or childbirth. Cf.:intrapartum, postpartum. [ante- + L. pario, pp. partus, to bring forth]
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an·te·par·tum -'pärt-əm adj relating to the period before parturition: before childbirth <\antepartum infection> <\antepartum care>
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adj.
occurring before the onset of labour.
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an·te·par·tum (an″te-pahrґtəm) [L.] occurring before parturition, or childbirth, with reference to the mother. Cf. prenatal. Spelled also ante partum. Called also antepartal and prepartal.Medical dictionary. 2011.