puerperium

Noun

Meaning

time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved

Source: WordNet

birth NICU puerperal childbed lying-in postnatal perinatal neonatal postpartum post-partum post-natal post-neonatal

puerperal postpartum antepartum parous puerpera

a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium Source: Internet

At this spot, there were local altars inscribed as a dedication to Agrippina: “IN HONOR OF AGRIPPINA’S PUERPERIUM ”. Source: Internet