postpartum
After giving birth
Postpartum refers to the period following childbirth, typically concerning the mother: postpartum depression, postpartum recovery, postpartum care.
The term appears most often in medical contexts, describing physical and psychological changes in the weeks after giving birth.
She struggled with postpartum anxiety for months.
Restoration of health
- perineumArea between genitals, anus
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
bleeding · cramping · uterus · contractions · sitz bath · engorgement · mastitis · pelvic floor
Connection or fondness
- skin-to-skinUnclothed bodily touching
- kangaroo careSkin-to-skin infant bonding technique
- rooming-inInfant stays with mother
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
breastfeeding · latching · eye contact · cooing · swaddling · holding · cradling · soothing
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- baby bluesLight-colored eyes, affectionately
- mood swingsAbrupt temperament changes
- tearfulnessTendency toward crying
irritability · hopelessness · overwhelm · psychosis · melancholy · despair · withdrawal · guilt
Trained childbirth support person
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- lactation consultantExpert in infant nursing
- home visitAppointment at patient's residence
- meal trainOrganized community food delivery
support · nourishment · confinement · lying-in · herbal bath
Inadequate rest condition
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- lifestyle changeAltering one's routine fundamentally
- new normalAltered baseline after disruption
routine · coping · support system · self-care · expectations · roles · parenthood · transition
healing
Restoration of health
- perineumArea between genitals, anus
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
cesarean · bleeding · cramping · uterus · contractions · sitz bath · engorgement · mastitis · pelvic floor · diastasis recti
attachment
Connection or fondness
- skin-to-skinUnclothed bodily touching
- kangaroo careSkin-to-skin infant bonding technique
- rooming-inInfant stays with mother
nursing · breastfeeding · latching · eye contact · cooing · swaddling · holding · cradling · soothing · closeness
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- baby bluesLight-colored eyes, affectionately
- mood swingsAbrupt temperament changes
tearfulness · irritability · hopelessness · overwhelm · psychosis · melancholy · despair · withdrawal · guilt · helplessness
doula
Trained childbirth support person
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- lactation consultantExpert in infant nursing
- home visitAppointment at patient's residence
meal train · support · nourishment · confinement · lying-in · herbal bath
sleep deprivation
Inadequate rest condition
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- lifestyle changeAltering one's routine fundamentally
new normal · routine · coping · support system · self-care · expectations · roles · parenthood · transition · adaptation
- baby carebottles, bottle feeding, pacifiers, cribs, baby oil
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- parenthoodbaby, newborn, pregnancy, birth, childbirth
- women's healthgynecologist, gynecology, menstruation, OB-GYN, period
- maternal healthmaternal health, maternal care, maternal mortality, maternal support, maternal wellness
postpartumprenatal
Before birth
antepartum · prepartum · antenatal · predelivery · prebirth
- postpartum careHealthcare following childbirth
- postpartum anxietyFear disorder following childbirth
- postpartum depressionMood disorder after delivery
- postpartum psychosisPsychiatric emergency after childbirth
- postpartum recoveryPhysical healing following childbirth
- postpartum supportAssistance following childbirth