Definition: Perinatal period

Category: Living conditions

The perinatal period commences at 22 completed weeks (154 days) of gestation (the time when birth weight is normally 500 g) and ends seven completed days after birth http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/ICD-10_2nd_ed_volume2.pdf United Nations, "Handbook on Training in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems", 2002
Source:
World Health Organization (WHO), "ICD-10. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision. Volume 2. Second Edition", Geneva, 1992
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