lying-in bed; childbirth bed
Medical term for a bed used during and after childbirth; also refers to the postpartum confinement period. Rare in everyday conversation.
Lying-in beds are installed in the maternity ward.
Refers to the postpartum period or the bed used during that time, similar to 分娩臥床 but more commonly used in medical contexts.
Specifically a delivery table used during childbirth, whereas 分娩臥床 is a bed for lying-in after delivery.
Compound of 分娩 (childbirth) and 臥床 (lying in bed). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a technical medical compound.