puerperium
noun
How to pronounce puerperium?
The word puerperium sounds like pu-er-pe-ri-um
/,pjuər'piriəm/
What is the definition of puerperium?
nountime period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved
Examples
- a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium