Postnataalisessa
Postnataalisessa is a Finnish grammatical form used to refer to the period following birth. It is the inessive case form of the adjective postnataalinen, which means “postnatal” or “postpartum” in English. As an inessive modifier, postnataalisessa describes processes, states, or phenomena that occur during the postpartum period.
The term is common in formal Finnish, especially in medical, psychological, and social science texts. For example,
Etymology and form: The form derives from the compound post- plus nataalinen, with the suffix -ssa indicating
Usage notes: Postnataalisessa is used with nouns in the appropriate cases and serves as a descriptor rather
See also: postpartum, postnatal, vastasyntyneiden hoito (neonatal care), synnytyksen jälkeinen aika.