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partum

partum

9.8
About childbirth and the short time after a woman gives birth
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɑːrtəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : posparto
  • After giving birth, she experienced various emotional challenges during her partum period.

Examples

  • The clinic offers support classes for new mothers to help them navigate the partum phase.

  • Many healthcare providers focus on mental health during the partum stage to ensure new parents receive adequate care.

  • It does make me feel a lot better that it's not just me that kind of like loses myself in the post partum identity crisis.

  • It could be VLTA (Very Late Term Abortion) or perhaps, more accurately, PPA (Post Partum Abortion).

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Synonyms

postpartum
vspartum
  • Specialized
5 5.0

Happening in the time after a woman gives birth

has the same sense relating to childbirth and its immediate aftermath
postnatal
vspartum
3 4.1

About the time after a baby is born for the mother or newborn

is broader relating to childbirth and the following immediate period
perinatal
vspartum
  • Specialized
3 7.5

About the time just before and after a baby is born

is limited to childbirth and its immediate aftermath rather than the wider period
puerperal
vspartum
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Happening soon after a woman has a baby

is more general covering childbirth and the immediate period

Surface Forms

partum positive

Etymology

Partum comes from the Latin word partus meaning 'birth', so as an adjective it describes things connected to birth or the time right after a baby is born, for example in postpartum care.