prenatal
adjective
pre·na·tal
(ˌ)prē-ˈnā-tᵊl 
1
: occurring, existing, performed, or used before birth
prenatal care
a prenatal test
prenatal vitamins
2
: providing or receiving prenatal medical care
a prenatal clinic
prenatal patients
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This includes prenatal testing for diabetes, testing for group B strep, standard vaccinations, and many standard medications.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
Nicholson turned to the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, a non-profit organization that helps connect women with critical prenatal and postpartum resources, including doula services.
—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump’s immigration crackdown is keeping Minnesota patients from seeking medical care, with pregnant women avoiding prenatal visits and diabetics afraid to pick up insulin.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is the first to examine a potential link between prenatal wildfire smoke exposure and autism.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
Nicholson turned to the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, a non-profit organization that helps connect women with critical prenatal and postpartum resources, including doula services.
—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump’s immigration crackdown is keeping Minnesota patients from seeking medical care, with pregnant women avoiding prenatal visits and diabetics afraid to pick up insulin.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is the first to examine a potential link between prenatal wildfire smoke exposure and autism.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for prenatal
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“Prenatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prenatal. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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prenatal
adjective
pre·na·tal
(ˈ)prē-ˈnāt-ᵊl
: occurring or existing before birth
prenatal care
prenatal development
Medical Definition
prenatal
adjective
pre·na·tal
-ˈnāt-ᵊl
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
called also antenatal
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