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puerperium

/pyoo-er-peer-ee-uhm/US // ˌpyu ərˈpɪər i əm //UK // (pjʊəˈpɪərɪəm) //

产褥期,月子期,月子,月子里

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Obstetrics.

    • : the four-week period following childbirth.

Examples

  • If the labour is normal and the puerperium uncomplicated, the number of leucocytes regains the normal in about a week.

  • There is always a possibility of collapse in the third stage or during the puerperium.

  • In the puerperium it is often an infection brought on by dirty midwives or physicians.

  • It is as physiological as any other somatic change in the puerperium.

  • Clean walls, clean floors, and a scrupulously clean bed must be maintained throughout the puerperium.