postnatal

ˌpəʊstˈneɪtl̩

Definition

Definition of postnatal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

birth

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relating to the period after a baby is born

TECH.

The postnatal check-up is scheduled for next week.

afterbirth

neonatal

postpartum

immediate

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occurring immediately after childbirth

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Postnatal care is crucial for both mother and child.

afterbirth

postpartum

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postnatal depression

depression occurring after childbirth

She sought help for postnatal depression three months after her baby was born..

Origin of postnatal

Latin, post (after) + natalis (birth)

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PND

abbr.

abr: Postnatal Depression

sadness or worry after having a baby

Examples of postnatal in a sentence

Postnatal care is crucial for new mothers.
The postnatal period requires careful monitoring of the newborn.
She attended a postnatal yoga class to regain strength.

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French:postnatal, ...
German:postnatal, ...
Italian:postnatale, ...
Spanish:posnatal, ...
Portuguese:pós-natal, ...
Chinese:产后, 产后的, ...
Japanese:産後の, 産後, ...
Arabic:نِفاسِي, بَعْد الوِلادَة, ...
Hebrew:לְאַחַר לֵידָה, אַחֲרֵי לֵידָה, ...
Russian:послеродовой, ...
Ukrainian:післяпологовий, ...
Hindi:प्रसवोत्तर, प्रसव पश्चात, ...
Bengali:প্রসবোত্তর, প্রসূতি পরবর্তী, ...
Catalan:postnatal, postpart, ...
Czech:poporodní, ...
Danish:postnatal, efterfødsels-, ...
Dutch:postnataal, ...
Greek:μεταγεννητικός, ...
Hungarian:szülés utáni, ...
Khmer:ក្រោយសម្រាលកូន, ក្រោយសម្រាលភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:출산 후의, 분만 후의, ...
Persian:پسازایمانی, پس از زایمان, ...
Polish:poporodowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):pós-natal, ...
Romanian:postnatal, ...
Swedish:postnatal, ...
Thai:หลังคลอด, ...
Turkish:doğum sonrası, lohusalık, ...
Vietnamese:sau sinh, ...

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Definition of postnatal - Reverso English Dictionary

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