prenatalUS
Women who have had complicated deliveries may be transferred to a postnatal ward.
She was laughing so much I thought she must have post-natal euphoria.
Information on contraception is offered at the post natal visit.

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postnatal | American Dictionary

postnatal
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/poʊstˈneɪ·təl/
relating to the period of time immediately after a baby has been born:
a postnatal exercise program

Examples of postnatal

postnatal
It is unclear whether neural proliferation continues into postnatal life in human or nonhuman primates.
In fact, there are specific postnatal critical periods and developmental sequences for the appearance of the biogenic amines dopamine and noradrenaline.
Postnatal repression of the alpha-fetoprotein gene is enhancer independent.
Exposure to postnatal depression predicts elevated cortisol in adolescent offspring.
Such data concerning postnatal outcome were available for 165 (85%) of the 194 fetuses with irregular heart rhythms.
Somewhat more striking, however, was the close association between maternal postnatal illness of a manic nature and the likelihood of attachment security.
Postnatal handling increases hippocampal glucocorticoid receptors and enhances adrenocortical negative-feedback efficacy in the rat.
Two other findings lend support to the notion that the difference was a function of the postnatal episode of maternal illness.
Thus, adverse postnatal experience could contribute significantly to disordered development; enriching experiences, on the other hand, could potentially facilitate survival of neurons and synapses.
Our focus is on the role of gravity in the transition from prenatal to postnatal life.
That focus restricted client involvement in prioritization of issues to the identification of immediate postnatal needs.
Moreover, hypercaloric nutrition during postnatal life greatly amplifies prenatal effects on metabolic abnormalities, obesity, appetite and diminished exercise behaviour.
The postnatal form of varicella is usually acquired between the ages of 5 and 9 years and generally has a benign clinical course.
However, unilateral lesions may have an increased rate of postnatal pathology compared to their bilateral counterparts.
It is evident that childhood mortality constitutes the major bulk of postnatal mortality.
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