Kalmar "puerperium" tana nufin lokacin da take bayan haihuwa, yawanci yana ɗaukar kimanin makonni shida, wanda jikin mace zai canza yanayin jiki kuma ya koma yanayin da yake ciki kafin haihuwa. Hakanan ana kiranta da lokacin haihuwa. A wannan lokacin, mahaifa yana yin kwangila, mahaifa yana rufewa, kuma jiki yana kawar da ruwa mai yawa da nama da ke cikin ciki. Lokacin balaga lokaci ne mai mahimmanci don farfadowa da daidaitawa ga uwa da jariri.