parturient

adjective

Definition of parturientnext
as in prenatal

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  1. prenatal
  2. pregnant
  3. gravid
  4. expectant
Adjective
  • Those practices include using drugs to delay or induce labor, discouraging ultrasounds and other prenatal care, and failing to transfer mothers to the hospital in potentially dangerous situations, according to the complaints.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The state's clinical measures of infant and maternal mortality, c-sections and inadequate prenatal care worsened but are all lower than the national averages.
    Kate Murphy, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of prenatal
Adjective
  • People who are pregnant or lactating should be cautious with annatto supplementation, as research is lacking regarding its safety in these populations.14 When buying a supplement, make sure the product is independently tested.
    Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney stars as Sister Cecilia, who becomes a holy figure to her fellow nuns when she’s found to be pregnant despite being a virgin.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of pregnant
Adjective
  • Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Definition of gravid
Adjective
  • 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, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The expectant mom of two accessorized with a silver bangle and wore her hair half-up and half-down, smiling in one photo.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of expectant
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