Definition of "perinatology" []

• The medical study of the life and development of fetuses and infants during the perinatal period. (noun)

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• ""We tested this in women of all ethnic groups, and it was effective," said Roberto Romero, principal investigator of the trial and chief of the NIH's perinatology research branch."
• "Headed by Dr. Brad Bootstaylor, SEE BABY is the first high-risk obstetrics medical practice in the U.S. to incorporate a chic upscale spa-like feel within a perinatology office, that cares for "High-Risk" pregnancy."
• "For example, in the written arguments to the court (called briefs) defending Texas 'anti-abortion law, lawyers for the State of Texas described in extraordinary detail "how clearly and conclusively modern science - embryology, fetology, genetics, perinatology, all of biology - establishes the humanity of the unborn child.""