puerperium

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IPA /ˌpuː.ɚˈpiː.ɹi.əm/

Noun

puerperium noun

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

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post-partum postpartum prebirth peripuberty postpubescence parturience preparenthood pregnancy perinate postcoitus pregnation postseparation afterpain babymoon primipara prepubescence

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