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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Recent Examples of prenatal from the Web
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But Malloy objects to the amendment that requires insurers to provide prenatal coverage to women who lack insurance within 30 days having their pregnancy confirmed by a medical professional.
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Head Start offers prenatal care for expecting mothers and educational tools for children from birth to 5 years old.
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Prenatal exposure to meth also results in children having anxiety or depression and cognitive problems that could lead to poorer academic outcomes.
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The law also separately allocates $15 billion in funding to states to help offset the cost of prenatal, mental health, and addiction recovery services.
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Other offerings include prenatal yoga, cooking classes, exercise classes, urban zen yoga, diabetes management, diabetes 101, lactation consulting, and a Spanish-speaking nutrition class.
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Many women most at risk are low-income, Van Deusen noted, and therefore less likely to interact with the health care system, or get prenatal care.
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Everyone looked stunning, but Queen Bey had an extra glow of prenatal magnificence.
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But researchers do agree that the ratio tracks with prenatal androgen exposure.
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1826
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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