as in antenatal
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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
After her first prenatal checkup, Reesha Ahmed had her blood drawn for routine tests by a hospital lab.
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
If the baby isn't old enough to be delivered safely, doctors usually recommend certain medications, dietary restrictions that reduce sodium intake, drinking more water, and increasing one's number of prenatal checkups.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The photographer Maggie Shannon began following some of these midwives in the Los Angeles area—including one who, for a time, performed prenatal checkups in outdoor tents in front of her clinic—and capturing their patients during labor.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
If the baby isn't old enough to be delivered safely, doctors usually recommend certain medications, dietary restrictions that reduce sodium intake, drinking more water, and increasing one's number of prenatal checkups.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The photographer Maggie Shannon began following some of these midwives in the Los Angeles area—including one who, for a time, performed prenatal checkups in outdoor tents in front of her clinic—and capturing their patients during labor.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prenatal
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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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The prohibitive costs of care Wednesdays are antenatal day in Durumi.Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 29 Nov. 2023
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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, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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Our practice recently started to provide care to a newly pregnant 13-year-old.Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The authors even suggested that pregnant people should reduce their fluoride intake.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump will take a quick pause today from his transition to power to attend his criminal sentencing in Manhattan.Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Cramer also highlighted big drops for health care stocks like Humana , HCA , Cigna and Centene .Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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It's made from non-abrasive foam to push heavy, wet snow off vehicles without damaging paint, trim, or glass.Toni Sutton, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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After the company completed integration of the rocket this week, and rolled the super heavy lift rocket to its launch site at Cape Canaveral, the focus turned toward the weather.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Prenatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prenatal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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