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