Perinatal Timeline

The terms below all place an event relative to birth, but they overlap in real usage. Arrange them from earliest to latest.

Put these terms in order from earliest to latest relative to birth.

1.prenatal / antenatal, before birth

2.antepartum, before delivery, especially the pregnancy period

3.perinatal, around the time of birth

4.neonatal, the newborn period

5.postpartum, after delivery, usually referring to the mother

6.postnatal, after birth, often referring broadly to the baby

These periods overlap in real usage. The prefix still gives you the useful direction: before, around, or after birth.