postpartum

[ pohst-pahr-tuhm ]

adjective

1. of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery:

   I suffered from postpartum depression with my first child.

adverb

1. in the period of time following childbirth; after delivery:

   Her passion as a physiotherapist is motivating women to regain their strength and fitness postpartum.

postpartum

/ pəʊstˈpɑːtəm /

adjective

1. med following childbirth

Word History and Origins

Origin of postpartum¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from New Latin post partum “after childbirth”; post post- + partum, accusative of partus “a bringing forth,” equivalent to par(ere) “to bear ” ( parturient ) + -tus suffix of verbal action

Word History and Origins

Origin of postpartum¹

Latin: after the act of giving birth

Example Sentences

Fabrics matter for pregnancy and postpartum because what the mom wears, the little one ultimately ends up wearing as well.

From Fortune

Later, she was among the first researchers to publish evidence to support screening for postpartum depression—now a common practice.

From MIT Technology Review

Scientists are still exploring the full implications of her findings, but Dulac and others are hopeful that they might yield useful insights into conditions like postpartum behavioral disorders.

From Quanta Magazine

Access to prenatal and postpartum care is incredibly unequal in the United States, and experts have long argued that telehealth can help fill in the gaps.

From MIT Technology Review

The committee pointed out that women constitute 75 percent of the health care workforce, and of those, 330,000 could be pregnant or recently postpartum when the vaccine becomes available.

From Science News

Miranda Kerr made a point of being photographed breastfeeding in red pumps to announce her postpartum return to modeling.

From The Daily Beast

When a new mother suffers from postpartum depression, that pressure can be fatal.

From The Daily Beast

Tragically, she developed severe postpartum depression, crippling her with near-psychotic ruminations, anger, and guilt.

From The Daily Beast

A court-appointed doctor later concluded that Mindi had experienced postpartum psychosis.

From The Daily Beast

She had suffered postpartum depression after the birth of the twins.

From The Daily Beast

Pituitary extract is recommended in cases of postpartum hemorrhage, but ergot is undoubtedly to be preferred.

From Project Gutenberg