Occurring or existing before childbirth; relating to the period of pregnancy before delivery.
From Latin ante (before) + partum (birth, from parere, to give birth); medical term for the prenatal period.
Doctors use antepartum to distinguish pregnancy symptoms from postpartum symptoms—recognizing the difference is crucial because postpartum depression requires different treatment than pregnancy mood changes!
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