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• puerperium — [pyo͞o΄ər pir′ē əm] n. [L, childbirth: see PUERPERAL] the period or state of confinement during and just after childbirth …   English World dictionary

• con|fine|ment — «kuhn FYN muhnt», noun. 1. the act of confining. 2. the fact or state of being confined: »confinement indoors because of a cold. 3. imprisonment. 4. the period a mother is confined to bed during and after childbirth. ╂[< French confinement… …   Useful english dictionary

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