postpartum 復習
Suicide top cause of death for new moms in year after childbirth
The leading cause of death among pregnant women and mothers who died in the year after giving birth is suicide, a health ministry report said, highlighting the importance of awareness and joint intervention by medical institutions and local governments.
中略
Expectant mothers and postpartum women are known to become mentally and emotionally unstable due in part to anxiety about the child or a change in their living environment.
以下省略
http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/AJ201809210004.html
今回取り上げるのは、postpartum です。以下で意味等を確認していきます。
まず、LDOCEで引いてみると、“relating to the time immediately after a woman has a baby” とあり、『ジーニアス英和大辞典』には、「(産科)出産後の」と載っていました。
続いて、ODEで語源を調べてみると、“mid 19th cent. : from Latin post partum ‘after childbirth’.” と定義されていました。（Otoyo）
