pu·er·per·al (py -ûr p r-l)
adj.
Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth.
[From Latin puerper, a woman in childbed : puer, child, boy; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots +parere, to bear; see -parous.]
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I wonder if Sister Jen, Kristin, and Mom experienced puerperal relief when each of their children were apparently healthy and they were no longer pregnant.
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