perinatology
Medical field dealing with the period around childbirth, including late pregnancy, delivery, and the newborn period.
Perinatology is a medical field that deals with the health of mother and child from late pregnancy through the newborn period.
Obstetrics focuses on pregnancy and childbirth, while perinatology also encompasses the newborn period and high-risk pregnancies.
Neonatology concentrates on the care of newborns, especially ill or premature infants, whereas perinatology covers both maternal and fetal/neonatal aspects.
Compound of 周産期 (perinatal period) + 学 (study, -ology). The term is a modern medical coinage.