puerperium; postpartum period
Medical term for the period after childbirth, typically about six weeks. Often used in compounds like 産褥期.
See also: 産褥期
Adequate rest is necessary during the postpartum period.
childbirth bed
Rare, literal meaning: the bed or bedding used by a woman during or after childbirth. Not commonly used in modern Japanese outside historical or descriptive contexts.
In the past, the childbirth bed was a simple one spread with straw.
woman who has recently given birth; postpartum woman
postpartum period; puerperium
puerperal fever; childbed fever
milk fever; parturient paresis; postparturient hypocalcemia
Standard kanji spelling for the medical term.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; may be used when the second kanji is considered difficult.
From 産 (birth) and 褥 (bedding, mattress). The medical sense 'puerperium' is an extension of the literal 'childbirth bed'.