maternity cycle [L, maternus, motherhood; Gk, kyklos, circle] , the antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods of pregnancy and the puerperium, from conception to 6 weeks after birth.
maternity cycle
maternity cycle [L, maternus, motherhood; Gk, kyklos, circle] , the antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods of pregnancy and the puerperium, from conception to 6 weeks after birth.