Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or occurring after birth, especially during the period immediately after birth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Subsequent to birth: as, a postnatal disease.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective After birth; subsequent to birth
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after
birth - adjective proscribed (of a mother) after giving birth
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective occurring immediately after birth
Etymologies
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Examples
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Postpartum depression - also known as postnatal depression - is caused by an imbalance of hormones in the body after a woman gives birth.
Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine 2010
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Is there a subtle undertone of "postnatal" stress on the part of BSNYC at the start of this post?
Groping for Answers: Crooked Letters and Lopsided Reasoning BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Formal identification methods, such as postnatal or general depression questionnaires, have been advocated but have attracted substantial controversy.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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"Health visitors respond to parents 'worries and concerns, and their unique relationship and position of visiting families in their home means that they can detect problems that parents may not talk about - such as postnatal depression, domestic violence or child abuse."
icBirmingham 2009
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The survey, carried out by Independent Nurse magazine, showed that 71\% of 474 GPs who replied had seen an increase in young mothers seeking help with problems, such as postnatal depression, sleep disorders and feeding problems.
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"Health visitors respond to parents 'worries and concerns, and their unique relationship and position of visiting families in their home means that they can detect problems that parents may not talk about - such as postnatal depression, domestic violence or child abuse."
WalesOnline - Home 2009
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"Health visitors respond to parents 'worries and concerns, and their unique relationship and position of visiting families in their home means that they can detect problems that parents may not talk about - such as postnatal depression, domestic violence or child abuse."
icSolihull 2009
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"Health visitors respond to parents 'worries and concerns, and their unique relationship and position of visiting families in their home means that they can detect problems that parents may not talk about - such as postnatal depression, domestic violence or child abuse."
icSolihull 2009
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"Health visitors respond to parents 'worries and concerns, and their unique relationship and position of visiting families in their home means that they can detect problems that parents may not talk about - such as postnatal depression, domestic violence or child abuse."
WalesOnline - Home 2009
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Fetal intramuscular delivery of recombinant adenovirus results in persistent postnatal transgene expression in both muscle and liver.
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