postpartum

adjective post·par·tum \ˌpōs(t)-ˈpär-təm\

medical : relating to or happening in the period of time following the birth of a child

Full Definition of POSTPARTUM

: occurring in or being the period following parturition <postpartum depression>

: being in or used in the postpartum period <postpartum mothers>

— postpartum adverb

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New Latin post partum after birth

First Known Use: 1846

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