Afterpains

[ɑ:ftәpeinz]

(noun.) pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus.

Edited by Faye--From WordNet

(n. pl.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.

Edited by Babbage

n. the pains which succeed childbirth and the expulsion of the afterbirth.

Checked by Archie