Birth needing attention then after labour, primarily (5)

I believe the answer is:

natal

'birth' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'needing attention then after labour primarily' is the wordplay.
'primarily' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'needing attention then after labour' is 'NATAL'.

(Other definitions for natal that I've seen before include "Native" , "South African place" , "somewhere in Africa" , "South African region" , "Christmas is Jesus's -- day" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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