as in antenatal
medical
occurring or performed prior to birth and during pregnancy
The prenatal care of expectant mothers is of utmost importance to the OB-GYN. prenatal period testing
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Recent Examples of prenatal
Mark your calendar February is health month for your heart, prenatal infections and cancer prevention, children’s dental health and age-related macular degeneration.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
No such thing existed when Kristen was pregnant with her first child, when prenatal scans not only showed that Evelyn wasn’t growing as expected but that her bowel appeared unusually bright on an ultrasound.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Promising results from first prenatal therapy for spinal muscular atrophy
Clevland Clinic.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Since 2000, taxpayer funding has surged by 245 percent, while the number of abortions at Planned Parenthood have doubled—at the same time, cancer screenings and prenatal care have declined.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
No such thing existed when Kristen was pregnant with her first child, when prenatal scans not only showed that Evelyn wasn’t growing as expected but that her bowel appeared unusually bright on an ultrasound.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Promising results from first prenatal therapy for spinal muscular atrophy
Clevland Clinic.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Since 2000, taxpayer funding has surged by 245 percent, while the number of abortions at Planned Parenthood have doubled—at the same time, cancer screenings and prenatal care have declined.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prenatal
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The women receive the supplements during their routine antenatal visits to a health care facility.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Following the knife attack on Monday, which took place at Hart Space, a community hub used for yoga classes and antenatal workshops, police arrested a 17-year-old male on suspicion of murder.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2024
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Breastfeeding Happy Hour support group: Hosted by the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program at the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County for expectant and new moms.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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When it was discovered that estrogen could be supplied not just by expectant women but by expectant horses, commercial production of the hormone took off.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Another passenger warns her, conveniently, that pregnant women are returned to their countries of origin and so Alex sobs through each doctor’s inspection, worried that all this pain — this loss of dignity — is for nothing.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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In his lap is Benjamin, the young son of his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna), whose wife Maria (Rutina Wesley) was pregnant in Season 1.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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But don’t be too quick to go for short-term solutions.—
Ray Titus,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Austin-Healey was quick to capitalize on the Sprite’s sporting success.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Flyers fans are still waiting for Briere to take a big swing at a major name, something that could happen as soon as this summer.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Lack Of Assertiveness And Independent Decision Making Growing up, women are often taught to seek approval before making big decisions and to defer to male figures for validation.—
Sarat Chakravarthi,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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There was a heavy police presence, with state troopers stationed around the rotunda.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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The three tribes had to work together over a long and complicated obstacle course that involved pulling a sled full of puzzle pieces, moving heavy sandbags, pulling the sled up a steep incline and solving a giant puzzle.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Prenatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prenatal. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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