(さんご)

さんご
noun
postnatal period; after childbirth
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)回復(かいふく)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)(すく)なくない。
There are quite a few people who develop postpartum depression.
産後(さんご)(からだ)のホルモンバランスが(おお)きく()わるため、精神的(せいしんてき)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 (さん) (birth, childbirth) + () (after). Used as a noun (産後(さんご)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)回復(かいふく): postpartum recovery
  • 産後(さんご)(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