POSTNATAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does postnatal mean? 

• POSTNATAL (adjective)
  The adjective POSTNATAL has 1 sense:

1. occurring immediately after birth

  Familiarity information: POSTNATAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POSTNATAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Occurring immediately after birth

Synonyms:

postnatal; postpartum

Context example:

postnatal development

Antonym:

perinatal (occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after))

prenatal (occurring or existing before birth)

 Context examples 

The researchers say that postnatal processing of multi-sensory inputs is important to develop brain connections.

(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Any disease or condition resulting in postnatal death before age 1 yr.

(Infant Mortality, NCI Thesaurus)

The device or component affects reproductive function, embryo development (teratogenicity), and prenatal and early postnatal development.

(Device Reproductive Toxicity Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

A constellation of neurobehavioral features observed in a neonate following cessation or reduction of postnatal exposure to opioids.

(Neonatal Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It binds RNA in a sequence-specific manner to regulate neuron-specific splicing of inhibitory receptor pre-mRNAs in postnatal motor neurons.

(Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen 1, NCI Thesaurus)

A constellation of neurobehavioral features observed following cessation or reduction of antenatal or postnatal drug exposure.

(Neonatal Drug Withdrawal, NCI Thesaurus)

Developmental processes from cell division to embryogenesis to postnatal growth and maturity.

(Embryogenesis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

NPY regulates proliferation of multipotent postnatal neuronal precursor or basal cells by PKC-dependent rapid and transient activation of ERK1/2 MAP kinases (via NPY Y1 receptor subtype).

(Neuropeptide Y, NCI Thesaurus)

In contrast, higher postnatal exposure to ozone was linked to a 3.3% higher risk of failing most domains of the developmental screen at 8 months, a 17.7% higher risk of overall screening failure at 24 months, and a 7.6% higher risk of overall screening failure at 30 months.

(Kids living near major roads at higher risk of developmental delays, National Institutes of Health)

The researchers also found that two-year-olds were more likely to exhibit emotional problems – including being worried, unhappy and tearful; scaring easily; or being clingy in new situations – if their parents had been having early postnatal relationship problems.

(Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers, University of Cambridge)