Meaning

1 senses

  1. (uncountable)The period immediately following childbirth.

Examples

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  1. Many new mothers suffer from postpartum depression.

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  2. Obstetrics deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.

    ruАкушерство занимается беременностью, деторождением и послеродовым периодом.

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  3. Mennad talked about postpartum depression.

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  4. Baya went through postpartum depression.

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  5. I'm suffering from postpartum depression.

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Origin

1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“to

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

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See also

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