adjective
- occurring or existing after birth
Usage: medical
Examples
- The mother received excellent postnatal care at the hospital.
- Postnatal depression affects many new mothers.
- The doctor scheduled a postnatal checkup for six weeks after delivery.
- Postnatal vitamins help support recovery after childbirth.
- The clinic offers postnatal classes for new parents.
- Postnatal development continues rapidly in the first year of life.