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post·par·tum pe·ri·od

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Postpartum Period

    In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION).

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of postpartum period in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of postpartum period in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of postpartum period in a Sentence

  1. Asha Banerjee:

    Medicaid is a lifeline for low-income families and low-income women when jobs might not offer adequate healthcare. Medicaid in the immediate postpartum period is especially important.

  2. Jeffrey Howard:

    One of the main messages, I think, from this is really that there’s a much bigger societal problem facing pregnant women and new mothers who are in that postpartum period where, you know, that’s a very stressful time of life. What this points to is that there’s particular vulnerability in this population to some of these other social factors.

  3. Amelia Henning:

    The risk for infection in the postpartum period is much higher than usual, and for this reason, nothing should be placed inside the vagina until the bleeding has completely stopped and healing has taken place, which is usually around six weeks after birth.

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