partum
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈpɑːrtəm/
- Specialized
:
parto
- The hospital provided support for families during the partum recovery period.
- post-partum
Examples
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What if she had suffered from post-partum depression with her biological children?
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We don't want you to get post-partum anxiety.
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More attention needs to be paid to antenatal depression, which is less known and talked about than post-partum depression, British midwives say.
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Post-partum depression is all too common, and being there to share in the ups and downs of the first few weeks at home will help show your wife that parenthood is a team effort!
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There is a known relationship between the period of breastfeeding and the period of post-partum amenorrhea (PPA).
Academic text (2007) -
A number of studies have found a positive correlation between the duration of breastfeeding and the duration of post-partum amenorrhoea.
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The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said more attention needed to be paid to the condition, which is less known and talked about than post-partum depression.
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The doctor explained the significance of partum and its effects on the mother and infant.
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After a challenging partum, she finally held her newborn in her arms.
Synonyms
204
3.5
A woman's time of having a baby, from the first pains to the baby being born
82
2.3
The time when a woman has a baby
80
3.0
Giving birth to a baby
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1.9
To have a baby when it comes out of the mother's body
34
3.3
The act of giving birth to a baby
2
3.4
The physical stages a person goes through when a baby comes out of their body
1
9.9
The process of giving birth to a baby or young animal
Helping a woman to give birth, often by doctors or nurses
The time when a person or animal gives birth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Partum as a noun also comes from Latin partus 'birth' and refers to the act or process of giving birth; the same root is in the word parent, which helps you remember it is about having a baby.