Definition of bed rest
: confinement of a sick person to bed
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The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
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Problems with nutrition brought on by the nausea and what can be near constant vomiting can weaken a woman's muscles, leading to the need for more bed rest.
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In an Instagram post showing an image of the Ryans with their new bundles of joy, Sarah Ryan said she had been placed on bed rest by her doctors on Jan. 9 after unspecified complications with her pregnancy.
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Dear Carolyn: My sister is 25 weeks pregnant and was just put on bed rest.
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Andrea Mungo, who belongs to Astoria Community Church, cared frequently for two young children during the day last year when doctors placed their mother on bed rest due to complications from her pregnancy.
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For some 19 weeks last year, Shelby was on bed rest.
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Dear Carolyn: My sister is 25 weeks pregnant and was just put on bed rest.
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Dear Carolyn: My sister is 25 weeks pregnant and was just put on bed rest.
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During her first pregnancy five years ago, Grossman went into preterm labor and was put on bed rest for nine weeks, the remainder of her term.
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