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

What saved her, she told Salon, were the members of the virtual postpartum support group she joined after she’d had her son in 2020.

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“Go do the revolution, baby,” Bob says as Perfidia marches out the door, her postpartum depression urging her to prove that she’s more than an aching body shackled to a baby.

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The alliance also recommended all pregnant and postpartum women or those planning to become pregnant to be vaccinated.

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Now that the process has come to an end and the movie is about to be released, the director jokes he's "now in postpartum depression".

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It’s impossible to watch “Die My Love” and not be hypnotized by its swampy psychodrama: the violent postpartum death throes of a marriage that has little reason to continue.

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