postpartum
IPA: poʊspˈɑrtʌm
noun
- The period immediately following childbirth.
- (informal) Ellipsis of postpartum depression. [(psychiatry) Depression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.]
adjective
- Of a mother: after giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).
adverb
- After giving birth.
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