| Descriptor in English: | Postpartum Period |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Periodo Posparto |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Período Pós-Parto |
| Descriptor in French: | Période du postpartum |
| Entry term(s): |
Period, Postpartum Postpartum Postpartum Women Puerperium Women, Postpartum |
| Tree number(s): |
G08.686.702 |
| Scope note: | In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION). |
| Annotation: | human & animal; qualif permitted as for PREGNANCY; check the tag FEMALE: Manual 18.4.3; puerperal psychoses = PUERPERAL DISORDERS (IM) + PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (IM); "postpartum amenorrhea" is indexed under PUERPERIUM (IM) + AMENORRHEA (IM) & not LACTATION unless lactation is particularly discussed |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid DE drug effects EH ethnology ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism PH physiology PX psychology RE radiation effects UR urine |
| History Note: | 2005 |
| DeCS UI: | 38861 |
| Descriptor UI: | D049590 |
| Date Established: | 2005/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2004/07/07 |
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Postpartum Period
- Preferred
Postpartum Women
- Related but not broader or narrower
Puerperium
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0466105 |
| Scope note | In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION). |
| Preferred term | Postpartum Period |
| Entry term(s) |
Period, Postpartum Postpartum |
| Concept UI |
M0018115 |
| Preferred term | Postpartum Women |
| Entry term(s) |
Women, Postpartum |
| Concept UI |
M0466106 |
| Scope note | A period after PARTURITION, from the time of giving BIRTH to the complete involution of the UTERUS to its pre-pregnant state. Puerperium generally lasts about six to eight weeks. |
| Preferred term | Puerperium |
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