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单词 postnatal
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postnataladj.

Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈneɪtl/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈneɪdl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, natal adj.1
Etymology: < post- prefix + natal adj.1, after antenatal adj. Compare earlier prenatal adj.
Subsequent to or occurring after birth; characteristic of or relating to the period after a birth.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > before or after birth > after
postnatal1831
postpartum1846
postneonatal1940
1831 J. Burns Princ. Surg. I. viii. 415 When the two sides of the heart and the aorta can be readily filled, as in the post-natal condition, little or no blood passes by the ductus arteriosus.
a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1891) I. 16 Some far halcyon time, post-natal or ante-natal he knew not.
1866 W. H. O. Sankey Lect. Mental Dis. vi. 127 Those whose idiocy depends on post-natal diseases, and especially rickets.
1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals (1877) I. i. 122 Ideas which cannot be explained by any post-natal experience.
1938 L. E. H. Whitby Nurses' Handbk. Hygiene (ed. 6) vii. 150 Health Authorities are prepared to give ante-natal, natal, and post-natal advice, and help to maternity cases.
1965 Science 15 Jan. 306/3 This period of neural differentiation occurs prenatally in guinea pigs..and during the 1st week of postnatal life in rats.
1984 R. Thomas Sunrise i. 8 A day later she looked on from her quiet corner of the post-natal ward.
1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) ii. xiii. 100/3 The postnatal growth of the head in monkeys and apes is greater in front of the occipital condyles..than behind them.
2011 C. Westall & P. Liamputtong Motherhood & Postnatal Depression ii. 11 Screening instruments used to detect depression, such as the original BDI, had limitations when applied to postnatal women.

Compounds

postnatal depression n. depression suffered by a mother in the period following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue; = postpartum depression n. at postpartum adv. and adj. Compounds.Postpartum depression is the usual term in North America.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > depression
anxiety1661
vapours1662
vapour-fit1707
depression1905
postpartum depression1929
baby blues1940
sterks1941
postnatal depression1946
PPD1975
PND1978
SAD1983
seasonal affective disorder1983
1946 Nerv. Child 5 12 The records were investigated for any development of major significance in the infant's condition, such as sudden interruption of breast feeding, severe nutritional illness,..postnatal depression in the mother.
1968 Midwife & Health Visitor Sept. 373 (title) Some problems connected with postnatal depression.
1978 J. Mann Sting of Death viii. 69 Anna Buxton was suffering severely from post-natal depression..a textbook case: Emmy was four months old.
1984 N. Barber Woman of Cairo ii. xix. 218 I've known cases of acute post-natal depression that have been cured, even after years.
1991 Pract. Health Jan. 26/2 I see some women with teenage children who've had post-natal depression for 10 or 15 years!
2011 C. Westall & P. Liamputtong Motherhood & Postnatal Depression Introd. 2 Postnatal depression is caused by a combination of biological, psychological and social factors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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