as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
she had such maternity at such a young age that all her classmates went to her for comfort
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Footage captured at a maternity facility near Myanmar during the recent deadly earthquake shows two nurses based in China protecting babies.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Sharon Hospital also applied to shutter its maternity unit, but the state rejected the proposal, to the relief of local physicians and activists who had fought to keep it open.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
Sharon Hospital also applied to shutter its maternity unit, but the state rejected the proposal, to the relief of local physicians and activists who had fought to keep it open.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
As of 2022, more than half of rural hospitals and over a third of urban hospitals did not have maternity units.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Sharon Hospital also applied to shutter its maternity unit, but the state rejected the proposal, to the relief of local physicians and activists who had fought to keep it open.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
Sharon Hospital also applied to shutter its maternity unit, but the state rejected the proposal, to the relief of local physicians and activists who had fought to keep it open.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
As of 2022, more than half of rural hospitals and over a third of urban hospitals did not have maternity units.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maternity
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“Maternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternity. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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