noun
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
産褥期には十分な休養が必要です。
Adequate rest is necessary during the postpartum period.
noun
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.
昔の産褥は藁を敷いた簡素なものだった。
In the past, the childbirth bed was a simple one spread with straw.
Specifically the postpartum period (puerperium), while 産褥 can refer to the period or, rarely, the bed itself.
From 産 (birth) and 褥 (bedding, mattress). The medical sense 'puerperium' is an extension of the literal 'childbirth bed'.