産後(さんご)

さんご
noun
postnatal period; after childbirth
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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(さんご)の回復(かいふく)に時間(じかん)がかかった。
Recovery after childbirth took time.
産後(さんご)うつになる人(ひと)も少(すく)なくない。
There are quite a few people who develop postpartum depression.
産後(さんご)は体(からだ)のホルモンバランスが大(おお)きく変(か)わるため、精神的(せいしんてき)に不安定(ふあんてい)になりやすい。
After childbirth, hormone balance changes dramatically, making it easy to become emotionally unstable.

Compound of 産(さん) (birth, childbirth) + 後(ご) (after). Used as a noun (産後(さんご)の回復(かいふく): postpartum recovery) or temporal adverb (産後(さんご)すぐ: immediately after childbirth).

Common collocations

  • 産後(さんご)うつ: postpartum depression
  • 産後(さんご)ケア: postpartum care
  • 産後(さんご)の回復(かいふく): postpartum recovery
  • 産後(さんご)太(ふと)り: weight gain after childbirth
  • 産後(さんご)直後(ちょくご): immediately after birth

Similar words

  • 産前(さんぜん): before childbirth — the prenatal period
  • 出産後(しゅっさんご): after delivery — equivalent but more explicit
  • 育児(いくじ): child-rearing — covers the broader period of raising an infant

Related Words

Compare: 育児(いくじ) (child-rearing)
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