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puerperium
Definition: 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"
Definition: The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.