title: Terms in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology: 2. Perinatal terms.
abstract: This is the second of a two part glossary of terms used in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology. The purpose is to provide a reference for terms that are widely (if not always consistently) used in this field. While a glossary cannot resolve all these problems, it provides a point of reference for understanding them. Part 1 covered terms relevant mostly to events and conditions before birth. Part 2 emphasises terms used during the time around and after birth.
authors.affiliation: NIEHS, 111 TW Alexander Drive Epidemiology Branch Mail Drop A3-05 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. nguyen5@niehs.nih.gov
authors.forename: Ruby H N
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Allen J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D010500:Perinatology; D009626:Terminology as Topic