prenatal

pre·na·tal

adjective \(ˌ)prē-ˈnā-t^əl\

medical : relating to pregnant women and their unborn babies

Full Definition of PRENATAL

1

:  occurring, existing, or performed before birth <prenatal care>

2

:  providing or receiving prenatal medical care <a prenatal clinic> <prenatal patients>

— pre·na·tal·ly \-t^əl-ē\ adverb

First Known Use of PRENATAL

1826

Rhymes with PRENATAL

hiatal, postnatal

pre·na·tal

adjective \-ˈnāt-^əl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PRENATAL

1

: occurring, existing, performed, or used before birth <prenatal care> <the prenatal period> <prenatal testing> <prenatal vitamins>

2

: providing or receiving prenatal medical care <a prenatal clinic> <a prenatal patient>—compare intranatal, neonatal, postnatal

—pre·na·tal·ly \-ē\ adverb