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Postnatal

(of a baby) after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth

📖 Definitions of "Postnatal"

adjective

1
(of a baby) after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
2
(of a mother) after giving birth

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
perinatal	Of or pertaining to the time around birth.
prenatalnoun	Being or happening before birth.
antenatal	Occurring or existing before birth.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
postpartumnoun	The period immediately following childbirth.
puerperal	(loosely) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.
post-partum	Pertaining to the period immediately after childbirth.
childbirthnoun	The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
birth	A familial relationship established by childbirth.
newborn	Recently born.
maternal	Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
post-productionnoun	(cinematography, television) The stages of film (or audio) production happening between the actual filming (or recording) and the completed product.
prenatal	Being or happening before birth.
pre-	—
neonatal	Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.
postparturient	After labour in childbirth.
postdelivery	After the delivery of a newborn child.
afterbirthnoun	The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
postfetal	After the fetal stage; after birth.
postneonatal	Describing the period following the neonatal period; typically between a month and a year after birth
postbirthnoun	postnatal
post-natal	Synonym of post-partum.
prebirthnoun	The period, usually six months, preceding a child's birth.
antepartumnoun	Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal