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
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.
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