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postnatal

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 272 words | Copyright

postnatal (pohst-nay-t'l) adj. following childbirth. p. depression depression that affects women after childbirth, which can impair bonding between mother and child and in most cases resolves within 6 months of delivery. Compare postpartum (blues), puerperal (psychosis).

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