postdelivery

adjective

post·​de·​liv·​ery ˌpōst-di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē 

-dē-

: following a delivery

especially : relating to, occurring in, or being the period following the act of giving birth

A new study shows the rate of postdelivery complications can vary drastically from hospital to hospital.

—The Star-Ledger (Newark)

postdelivery weight gain

postdelivery adverb

medication was administered four hours postdelivery

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postdelivery

• nondelivery
• redelivery
• delivery
• herbivory
• livery