puerpera
— Noun
– English
～ a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
puerperal fever
— Noun
– English
～ serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
puerperal
— Adjective
– English
～ 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
— Noun
– English
～ 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"