postpartum

== English == === Alternative forms === post-partum === Etymology === 1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“to give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/ === Adjective === postpartum (not comparable) (of a mother, a symptom, a diagnosis or treatment, etc) After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth). Synonym: postdelivery Synonyms: (archaic) childing, (of a mother) postnatal, postpartal, post-partural Antonyms: antepartum, prepartum, (of a child) postnatal Hypernym: peripartum ==== Usage notes ==== While postpartum narrowly refers to a mother after giving birth, the similar term postnatal may be used either to contrast, referring to the baby after being born, or may be used synonymously, also referring to the mother. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== intrapartum parous puerperal puerperium ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === postpartum (not comparable) After giving birth. === Noun === postpartum (uncountable) The period immediately following childbirth. (informal) Ellipsis of postpartum depression. === References ===