what does childbed fever mean?

CHILDBED FEVER as NOUN

Meaning
- serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions)
- formerly widespread but now uncommon
Synonym(s)
- puerperal fever (what does puerperal fever mean?)
Hypernyms(s) childbed fever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- blood poisoning (what does blood poisoning mean?)
- septicemia (what does septicemia mean?)
- septicaemia (what does septicaemia mean?)