puerperaladjective
uk/ˌpjuː.əˈper.əl/us/ˌpjuːˈɝː.pɚ.əl/specializedrelating to the puerperium (= the period after childbirth during which the uterus returns to its normal size):
puerperal fever/infection
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Obstetrics: birth
- antenatal
- birth defect
- birth rate
- born
- born
- C-section
- caesarean
- childbirth
- contraction
- delivery
- give birth idiom
- induce
- maternity ward
- midwifery
- obstetric
- posh
- postnatal
- reborn
- rooming-in
- section
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