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postnatal
[ pohst-neyt-l ]
adjective
- subsequent to childbirth:
postnatal infection.
postnatal
/ pəʊstˈneɪtəl /
adjective
- existing or taking place after giving birth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postnatal1
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Example Sentences
Harris taught the mothers prenatal and postnatal care as well as basic sex education.
From The Daily Beast
There is a high death-rate from tuberculosis among infants, but the infection is postnatal.
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The following listing describes changes in postnatal development of young, of each species, from birth to nine weeks of age.
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No postnatal specimens which show deciduous incisors have been examined.
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In man, postnatal care by the parent for five or six years is necessary even for the physiological survival of the offspring.
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Postnatal mortality reduces the progeny to a still smaller number.
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