antenatal

adjective

an·​te·​na·​tal ˌan-ti-ˈnā-tᵊl How to pronounce antenatal (audio)
chiefly British
: prenatal
antenatal diagnosis of birth defects
antenatally adverb

Examples of antenatal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 The prohibitive costs of care Wednesdays are antenatal day in Durumi. Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 29 Nov. 2023 In many low-income countries, a random calendar dictates how people receive care: Monday is for vaccinations, Tuesday for antenatal care, Wednesday for family planning. Melinda Gates, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2020 The country’s health system had historically been one of the world’s worst, but the maternal death rate had dropped more than 50 percent since 1990, and some level of antenatal care was almost universal. Melinda Gates, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2020 See all Example Sentences for antenatal 

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Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of antenatal was in 1796

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“Antenatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antenatal. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

antenatal

adjective
an·​te·​na·​tal -ˈnāt-ᵊl How to pronounce antenatal (audio)
chiefly British
: prenatal
antenatal diagnosis of birth defects
antenatal patients
antenatal clinics
antenatally adverb
Altogether 57 cases from 31,000 pregnancies were detected antenatally. Tim Radford, The Guardian (London)

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