chronic – long-term.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
peer support – support provided by people who share the same experience or problem. HIV peer support is provided by other HIV-positive people.
postpartum refers to the time after a baby is born. Postpartum refers to the mother.
See: antepartum and intrapartum.
lesion – damage to a part of the body.
organogenesis – the process of development of baby’s main organs. This period is the first 12 weeks in the womb.