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Postpartum Period
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Definition
: In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION).
human & animal; qualif permitted as for PREGNANCY; check the tag FEMALE: Manual 18.4.3; puerperal psychoses
Examples
Lactation
Other names
Women, Postpartum; Period, Postpartum; Postpartum Women; Postpartum; Puerperium