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Prenatal vs Postpartum - What's the difference?

prenatal | postpartum |

As adjectives the difference between prenatal and postpartum

is that prenatal is being or happening before birth while postpartum is of a mother after giving birth.

prenatal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Being or happening before birth.

    • Synonyms

    * antenatal

    Related terms

    * natal * perinatal * postnatal

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    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