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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The two sat in lawn chairs into the night and brainstormed ways to connect more women to services — such as free prenatal classes.
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Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
The facility will offer prenatal care, birth services, postpartum care, lactation support, holistic reproductive health care, childbirth education, and wellness programming.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
For women with diabetes who are planning to get pregnant, taking steps to be as healthy as possible is important for prenatal and postpartum outcomes, says Marilyn Tan, MD, an endocrinologist at Stanford Health Care in California, who wasn’t involved in the latest study.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Because citizens expressed interest in providing funds for prenatal health, prominent political scientists even credit participatory budgeting with lowering infant mortality.
—Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
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Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
The facility will offer prenatal care, birth services, postpartum care, lactation support, holistic reproductive health care, childbirth education, and wellness programming.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
For women with diabetes who are planning to get pregnant, taking steps to be as healthy as possible is important for prenatal and postpartum outcomes, says Marilyn Tan, MD, an endocrinologist at Stanford Health Care in California, who wasn’t involved in the latest study.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Because citizens expressed interest in providing funds for prenatal health, prominent political scientists even credit participatory budgeting with lowering infant mortality.
—Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 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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