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postpartum

post·par·tum

UK/ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/ rare informal

adjective

1.

occurring immediately after birth

  • “postnatal development”
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Origin

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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