Meaning & use
postpartum
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Relating to the period immediately after childbirth.
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Many new mothers experience postpartum fatigue in the weeks after delivery.
The clinic offers postpartum checkups to monitor recovery.
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Often paired with "depression" ("postpartum depression") to describe a specific mood disorder that can occur after giving birth.
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