Definition of prenatal
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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Your most important step is good prenatal care, so: ▪ Plan ahead.
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Other services that must be covered include birth control, vasectomies, prenatal and post-partum care, counseling for domestic-abuse victims as well as screenings for cervical and breast cancer and sexually-transmitted diseases.
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Healthcare and health outcomes More than three-quarters (77.2%) of women who gave birth in 2016 began receiving prenatal care during their first trimester.
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Every weekday, Gutierrez goes into Torrance homes to teach prenatal and infant care to new and expectant parents.
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Treatment A is prenatal care vs Treatment B that is abortion care.
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A huge percentage of mothers go into pre-term labor after the prenatal surgery.
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When Imershein told her the risk of abnormality was incredibly low, their conversation quickly turned to prenatal care.
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One discovery is that women who access prenatal care in their first trimester have a lower-than-average risk of giving birth to a baby that dies of SIDS.
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First Known Use of prenatal
1826
PRENATAL Defined for English Language Learners
prenatal
playDefinition of prenatal for English Language Learners
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medical : relating to pregnant women and their unborn babies
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prenatal
playMedical 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—called also antenatal; compare intranatal, neonatal, postnatal
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