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Meaning of puerperium

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

puerperium

Pronunciation:/ˌpuː.ɚˈpiː.ɹi.əm/

noun

Definitions

  1. The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/puerperium

Related words

post-partumpostpartumprebirthperipubertypostpubescenceparturiencepreparenthoodpregnancy