Associations to the word «Puerperium»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

PUERPERIUM, noun. Time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium".

Wise words

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