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Craig said the stress of Thompson and Kardashian’s very public relationship led to pregnancy complications, which forced her to go on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy, according to court records. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Khloe Kardashian denies she was Tristan Thompson’s mistress, but apologizes for ‘any pain’ she caused," 12 June 2019 Some women can be treated at home through bed rest and homeopathic treatments; more severe cases must be treated in a hospital through IV fluids and feeding tubes. — Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, "Kate Middleton's Hyperemesis Gravidarum Isn't Just Morning Sickness," 8 Sep. 2014 The family tried traditional medicine – chemotherapy and bed rest, but that only left Mama listless. — Mark Davis, ajc, "Personal Journeys: A class by herself," 8 June 2018 Except for the seriously ill, the core treatment is little changed: fluids, bed rest, general nursing care and something to reduce the fever. — William F. Bynum, WSJ, "‘Pandemic 1918’ and ‘Influenza’ Review: Fire, Ice or Virus?," 4 Jan. 2019 Williams developed life-threatening blood clots in the process and was confined to bed rest for six weeks afterward. — Liz Clarke, chicagotribune.com, "Serena Williams is given the No. 25 seed for Wimbledon," 27 June 2018 Research suggests that nearly 20 percent of pregnant women are prescribed bed rest each year, for diagnoses ranging from preeclampsia and preterm labor to simply being pregnant with multiples. — Aileen Weintraub, Glamour, "My High-Risk Pregnancy Almost Plunged Me Into Financial Ruin," 11 May 2018 Doctors have over the years prescribed bed rest, pills and, in extreme cases, surgery. — Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American, "Forget Pills and Surgery for Back Pain," 1 Oct. 2017 At the time, Mr. Levitt, now 41, had recently sold his tech company and was taking care of his wife, who was on bed rest with a difficult pregnancy, and their toddler. — New York Times, "For House Flippers, Reality Meets Reality TV," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bed rest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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