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postnatal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Birth, Biology
post·na·tal /ˌpəʊstˈneɪtl◂ $ ˌpoʊst-/ adjective [only before noun]  MBrelating to the time after a baby is born 产后的,分娩后的 OPP prenatal postnatal care 产后护理 postnatal depression (=an illness in which a woman feels very unhappy and tired after her baby is born) 产后抑郁症
Examples from the Corpus
postnatalBehavioural problems at 3-4 years of age have also been associated with maternal depression, both concurrent and postnatal.Maternity blues linked to platelet receptors TWO-THIRDS of women suffer from postnatal depression, accompanied by crying, confusion and tension.It may be that you have a form of postnatal depression that needs treatment.In the early weeks after I had him I suffered from postnatal depression.This has now been superseded by more postnatal exercises and physiotherapy.Identical injections of mock-transfected COS-7 cells had no effect on mitosis in postnatal optic nerves.Influence of mesenchyme Data concerning cellular or molecular stimuli that influence postnatal stem cell function invitro, are scant.Each branch operates a postnatal support network of one-to-one friendship.postnatal depressionIn the early weeks after I had him I suffered from postnatal depression.Maternity blues linked to platelet receptors TWO-THIRDS of women suffer from postnatal depression, accompanied by crying, confusion and tension.It may be that you have a form of postnatal depression that needs treatment.
post·na·tal adjectiveChineseSyllable
is relating a the Corpus to time baby after


postnatal
postnatal /ˌpəʊstˈneɪtl◂ $ ˌpoʊst-/ adjective [only before noun]
relating to the time after a baby is born
   OPP  prenatal:
    postnatal care
    postnatal depression (=an illness in which a woman feels very unhappy and tired after her baby is born)


post·natalBrE /ˌpəʊstˈneɪtl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpoʊstˈneɪtl/ 🔊 (NAmE post-partum) adjective [only before noun] connected with the period after the birth of a child 产后的;分娩后的postnatal care产后护理   compare antenatal, prenatal