Definition of Postnatal
related to the period of time following childbirth
Examples of Postnatal in a sentence
A baby needs a lot of postnatal care to ensure that it is healthy before it can leave the hospital. 🔊
Because giving birth is so strenuous and painful, a mother often needs postnatal care just as much as the baby. 🔊
Some women suffer from postnatal depression after the birth of their first child. 🔊
Ironically, the postnatal period after birth is where most mother and infant fatalities occur. 🔊
Proper postnatal care is carried out for up to six weeks after the birth of a child. 🔊
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