postpartum

Meaning

Adj

After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).

Adv

After giving birth.

Noun

1. (uncountable) The period immediately following childbirth.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of postpartum depression.

Synonyms

postnatal

puerperal

after childbirth

post-partum

Translations

post-partum

posparto

postnatal

post-natal

nach der Geburt

postnatale

suites de couches

post partum

che avviene dopo il parto

post-natale

postnataal

post partum

na de bevalling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/

Etymology

1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“I give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).