puerperium
/ˌpuː.ɚˈpiː.ɹi.əm/IPA: /P AO1 R P IH1 R IY0 AH0 M/
noun
- 1
The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.
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