puerpera
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
puerperal fever
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
puerperal
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
puerperium
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ 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"