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.
分娩臥床は産科病棟に設置されている。
Lying-in beds are installed in the maternity ward.
Compound of 分娩 (childbirth) and 臥床 (lying in bed). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a technical medical compound.