parturient

Definition of parturientnext

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Adjective
  • Research has found that fear of negative treatment can discourage patients from disclosing substance use, engaging in prenatal care or seeking treatment services.
    Karli Swenson, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
  • That means making a concerted effort to share miscarriage education tools in patient education materials, encouraging routine prenatal visits, and highlighting public health education campaigns.
    Dara Kass, Time, 9 June 2026
Adjective
  • Brianna, who was 9 months pregnant at the time of the incident, gave birth four days before her arraignment, her attorney said, ClickonDetroit reported.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Bardem plays the sociopathic ex-convict, Max Cady, recently released after a 17-year stint for killing his pregnant wife.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • About a year after infection, a fully mature, gravid female worm migrates to the skin, usually in the lower extremities.
    Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Adjective
  • In pictures, Taylor Parker looked like a happy expectant mom with her boyfriend Wade Griffin.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • That means there are precautions that expectant fathers can take that don’t involve testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).
    Keith Wagstaff, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • However, because Gilles had gestational diabetes, her doctors recommended that her labor be induced.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Asian Americans develop gestational diabetes at notably high rates, but even among communities of Asian descent, that risk is little known, experts told me.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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“Parturient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parturient. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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