POSTPARTUM Definition & Meaning

postpartum

[ pohst-pahr-tuhm ]

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adjective

of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery:
I suffered from postpartum depression with my first child.

adverb

in the period of time following childbirth; after delivery:
Her passion as a physiotherapist is motivating women to regain their strength and fitness postpartum.

postpartum

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adjective

med following childbirth

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of postpartum¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from New Latin post partum “after childbirth”; post post- + partum, accusative of partus “a bringing forth,” equivalent to par(ere) “to bear ” ( parturient ) + -tus suffix of verbal action

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of postpartum¹

Latin: after the act of giving birth

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After a seven-month shoot in and around a luxury hotel in the Gulf of Thailand, it seems a certain amount of postpartum longing still lingers.

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Yet of more than 11,000 centers across the country designed to care for pregnant and postpartum women, fewer than half administer medication-assisted treatment.

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These cuts come at a time when reproductive rights are being restricted, forcing more women to carry pregnancies to term while simultaneously weakening the health care infrastructure essential for safe childbirth and postpartum care.

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When I was flattened by postpartum depression and had a terrifying health misdiagnosis, Mark was there with me; his aligned presence was like a pillar holding me upright.

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ProPublica zoomed out beyond the second trimester to look at deaths of all women hospitalized in Texas while pregnant or up to six weeks postpartum.

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