postbirth
Following the birth
Postbirth describes the period or circumstances immediately following the delivery of a baby.
As an adjective, it characterizes care, complications, or experiences that occur after giving birth: postbirth recovery, postbirth depression.
The term is largely interchangeable with postpartum, though postbirth tends to appear in less clinical contexts.
Medical caretaking profession
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
- diapersInfant waste garments
- nappiesBaby's absorbent undergarments
bathing · soothing · feeding · burping · rocking · cuddling · cradling · pacifier
Notable points of progress
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- talkingProducing speech aloud
motor skills · cognitive · sensory · neuroplasticity · brain · growth · weight · height
Connection or fondness
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- maternalOf or like mothers
- paternalOf or from father
- kangaroo careSkin-to-skin infant bonding technique
eye contact · holding · closeness · recognition · imprinting · oxytocin · affection · responsiveness
Restoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restCessation of activity
- restorationReturning something to condition
perineal · stitches · soreness · fatigue · hormonal · bleeding · cramping · pelvic floor
Change from one state
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- schedulePlan of timed events
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
identity · sleeplessness · exhaustion · emotions · hormones · relationships · priorities · responsibilities
nursing
Medical caretaking profession
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
- diapersInfant waste garments
nappies · bathing · soothing · feeding · burping · rocking · cuddling · cradling · pacifier · sleepless
milestones
Notable points of progress
talking · motor skills · cognitive · sensory · neuroplasticity · brain · growth · weight · height · infancy
attachment
Connection or fondness
kangaroo care · eye contact · holding · closeness · recognition · imprinting · oxytocin · affection · responsiveness · touch
healing
Restoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restCessation of activity
restoration · perineal · stitches · soreness · fatigue · hormonal · bleeding · cramping · pelvic floor · rehabilitation
transition
Change from one state
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- schedulePlan of timed events
lifestyle · identity · sleeplessness · exhaustion · emotions · hormones · relationships · priorities · responsibilities · support
postbirthprebirth
Before being born
prenatal · antenatal · antepartum · predelivery · in utero
birth, rebirth, childbirth, postpartum, afterbirth, postnatal, prebirth, postnatally, antepartum