From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpostnatalpost‧na‧tal /ˌpəʊstˈneɪtl◂ $ ˌpoʊst-/ adjective [only before noun] MBrelating 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)
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postnatal• Behavioural 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that needs treatment.• In the early weeks after I had him I suffered from postnatal depression.• This has now been superseded by more postnatal exercises and physiotherapy.• Identical injections of mock-transfected COS-7 cells had no effect on mitosis in postnatal optic nerves.•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 depression• In 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. 