puerperia

英[ˌpjuːə'pɪərɪəm] 美[ˌpjuːə'pɪrɪəm]
  • n.产后期
puerperia
Noun:
  1. time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved;

    "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium"