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Answer for the clue "Relating to the time after childbirth ", 9 letters:
postnatal

Alternative clues for the word postnatal

Word definitions for postnatal in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1831, from post- + natal .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. occurring immediately after birth; "postnatal development" [syn: postpartum ] [ant: prenatal , perinatal ]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN depression ▪ Maternity blues linked to platelet receptors TWO-THIRDS of women suffer from postnatal depression , accompanied by crying, confusion and tension. ▪ It may be that you have a form of postnatal depression ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Postnatal \Post*na"tal\, a. [Pref. post- + natal.] After birth; subsequent to birth; as, postnatal infanticide; postnatal diseases.

Usage examples of postnatal.

We need detailed readings for every stage of her pregnancy, including immediate preimplantation and postnatal.

Prenatal care of mothers and postnatal care of infants were subjects of compelling interest in those days, arriving monthly in the burgeoning women's magazines and annually in the proliferous child-care manuals.