different between prenatal vs postpartum

English

Etymology

pre- +? natal

Adjective

prenatal (not comparable)

1. Being or happening before birth.

Synonyms

• antenatal

Related terms

• natal
• perinatal
• postnatal

Translations

Noun

prenatal (plural prenatals)

1. A person who is expecting to give birth.
2. A dietary supplement to be taken by somebody expecting to give birth.

   She was recommended a course of zinc prenatals.

Anagrams

• parental, paternal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From pre- +? natal.

Adjective

prenatal (masculine and feminine prenatal, neuter prenatalt, definite singular and plural prenatale, comparative prenatalare, indefinite superlative prenatalast, definite superlative prenatalaste)

1. prenatal

References

• “prenatal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French prénatal

Adjective

prenatal m or n (feminine singular prenatal?, masculine plural prenatali, feminine and neuter plural prenatale)

1. prenatal

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

prenatal (plural prenatales)

1. prenatal

   Synonym: antenatal

Related terms

English

Alternative forms

• post-partum

Etymology

1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pari? (“I give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

Adjective

postpartum (not comparable)

1. (of a mother) after giving birth

Usage notes

While postpartum narrowly refers to a mother after giving birth, the similar term postnatal maybe be used either to contrast, referring to the baby after being born, or may be used synonymously, also referring to the mother.

Synonyms

• postnatal (of a mother)

Antonyms

• antepartum
• postnatal (of a child)

Derived terms

• postpartum depression
• postpartum hemorrhage

Related terms

• parous
• puerperal
• puerperium

Translations

Noun

postpartum (uncountable)

1. The period immediately following childbirth.
   • 2019, Maranda Bower, Supported in Postpartum: Stories of Rejuvenating Wisdom (page 54)

     Postpartum was hard. When I first thought about having a baby, postpartum wasn't on my mind at all. I was just excited to have a brand-new baby that I could call mine.

References