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Postpartum vs Postpregnancy - What's the difference?

postpartum | postpregnancy |

As adjectives the difference between postpartum and postpregnancy

is that postpartum is (of a mother) after giving birth while postpregnancy is after pregnancy.

postpartum

English

Alternative forms

* post-partum

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a mother) after giving birth

    • Usage notes

    While postpartum narrowly refers to a mother after giving birth,'' the similar term postnatal maybe be used either to contrast, referring to the baby after ''being born, or may be used synonymously, also referring to the mother.

    Synonyms

    * postnatal (of a mother)

    Antonyms

    * antepartum * postnatal (of a child)

    Derived terms

    * postpartum depression * postpartum hemorrhage

    Related terms

    * parous * puerperal * puerperium

    References

    postpregnancy

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • After pregnancy.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 4, author=Natasha Singer, title=Is the ‘Mom Job’ Really Necessary?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Even Cookie, a luxury parenting magazine, recently ran an article that described postpregnancy breasts as “the ultimate indignity” and promoted implant surgery; a photo of droopy water-filled balloons accompanied the article. }}