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puerperium /pu·er·pe·ri·um/ (pu″er-pēr´e-um) the period or state of confinement after childbirth.

pu·er·pe·ri·um (py

r-pîr

n. pl. pu·er·pe·ri·a (-pîr

)

1. The state of a woman during childbirth or immediately thereafter.

2. The approximate six-week period lasting from childbirth to the return of normal uterine size.

puerperium

[pyo̅o̅′ərpir′ē·əm]

Etymology: L, puerperus

the time after childbirth, lasting approximately 6 weeks, during which the anatomic and physiologic changes brought about by pregnancy resolve and a woman adjusts to the new or expanded responsibilities of motherhood and nonpregnant life.

puerperium [pu″er-pēr´e-um]

the period from the end of the third stage of labor until involution of the uterus is complete, usually lasting between 3 and 6 weeks.

puerperium

the period or state of confinement after parturition.

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