Originally: designating the period comprising all of fetal life, the time of birth, and the early neonatal period (now rare or disused). Later: near or around the time of birth.
Origin
1940s. From para- + natal.
Definition of paranatal in US English:
paranatal
adjectiveˌparəˈneɪtl
Medicine
Originally: designating the period comprising all of fetal life, the time of birth, and the early neonatal period (now rare or disused). Later: near or around the time of birth.