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post-partum depression

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post-partum depressionBrE /ˌpəʊst ˌpɑːtəm dɪˈpreʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpoʊst ˌpɑːrtəm dɪˈpreʃn/ 🔊 (NAmE also ˌpostˌpartum deˈpression) (BrE also ˌpostˌnatal deˈpression) noun [uncountable] a medical condition in which a woman feels very sad and anxious in the period after her baby is born 产后抑郁(症)