1.
postnatal; after giving birth; the postpartum period
The period following childbirth. Used as a noun or prenominal modifier to describe the physical, emotional, or lifestyle aspects of a mother's or infant's life after birth.
産後の回復に時間がかかった。
Recovery after childbirth took time.
産後うつ}になる{人も少なくない。
There are quite a few people who develop postpartum depression.
産後は体のホルモンバランスが大きく変わるため、精神的に不安定になりやすい。
After childbirth, hormone balance changes dramatically, making it easy to become emotionally unstable.
Compound of 産 (birth, childbirth) + 後 (after). Used as a noun (産後の回復: postpartum recovery) or temporal adverb (産後すぐ: immediately after childbirth).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 産後{うつ}: postpartum depression
- 産後ケア: postpartum care
- 産後の回復: postpartum recovery
- 産後太り: weight gain after childbirth
- 産後直後: immediately after birth
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 産前: before childbirth — the prenatal period
- 出産後: after delivery — equivalent but more explicit
- 育児: child-rearing — covers the broader period of raising an infant