puerperal

adj.
Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth.

[From Latin puerper, a woman in childbed : puer, child, boy + parere, to bear; see -parous.]

(pyōō-er′pər-əl)
adj

Relating to or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following. See also postpartum.

(pyū-ûr'pər-əl)
adj.

Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth.

Pertaining to a puerpera or to the puerperium.

• p. fever — see mastitis–metritis–agalactia.
• p. laminitis — see laminitis.
• p. metritis — infection of the uterus in a puerperal female.
• p. psychosis — 1. whelping bitches sometimes display frenzied, destructive behavior and aggression.
— 2. sows, see farrowing hysteria.
• p. tetanus — see tetanus.
• p. tetany — see puerperal tetany.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just give birth
  Pertains to nouns: childbirth (meaning #1), puerperium (meaning #1), puerpera (meaning #1)

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