puerpera

noun2

1. •
   A woman undergoing puerperium; a woman whose uterus is still enlarged from pregnancy.

   • I saw a very serious hemorrhage result from relaxation of the uterus on the eleventh day when the puerpera had been frightened by a domestic quarrel. — 1918
2. •
   (rare) A woman who has recently given birth.

   • An often proved Remedy to bring away what is, or should not be left in the Womb of a Puerpera, though it were Part of a dead Child. — 1731