How to Use prenatal in a Sentence

prenatal

adjective
  • The makers of prenatal screening tests weighed in on the bill, too.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The wreck killed 23-year-old Asherey Ryan, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant and on her way to a prenatal checkup.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • And the researchers found no racial differences in the number of prenatal care visits or the rate of stillbirths.
    Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Collins, of the state health department, said the state guidelines echo the CDC but can’t help women who lack access to prenatal care.
    Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • On top of this, many prenatal vitamins have little to no choline.
    Casey Seiden, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The best prenatal vitamins are available over at Elm & Rye right now.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
  • In July 2019, Evan Parker was supposed to go with his wife for a prenatal checkup.
    Marty Munson, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • And take it to your prenatal appointments, in case you are admitted.
    Alexandra Frost, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The sequence recalls both a prenatal ultrasound and the Rapture.
    Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Get pampered at the spa with a prenatal massage designed to reduce stress, decrease swelling, and relieve aches and pains.
    Judy Koutsky, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2023
  • At her prenatal checkups, the midwife heard one strong heartbeat.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Two out of five women whose children were born with syphilis last year never received any prenatal care.
    WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • With Davis’s support, Hunter gave birth to her son Kaden two months ago after three prenatal appointments with Davis.
    Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
  • Classes include sculpt, power sculpt, back body sculpt, core lab, and prenatal.
    Kristine Thomason, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Ryan was 8½ months pregnant and on her way to a prenatal checkup when the crash happened, according to her family.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • More than two-thirds of the patients who died in this time frame were enrolled in Medicaid and only 52.5% had prenatal care beginning in their first trimester.
    Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Trapped in the wilderness, Shauna has no access to prenatal or medical care, save for Misty’s basic first aid skills.
    Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • The agency recommends that all pregnant women get screened for syphilis via a blood test at their first prenatal care visit.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • But what is now routine prenatal care may no longer be universally available in a post-Dobbs world.
    Laura Hercher, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Access to prenatal care can be crucial in making sure pregnancies and births go well.
    Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • That doesn't include any of my prenatal care, any of my high-risk specialty visits, nothing.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Upwards of half of all pregnant people now receive one of these prenatal screenings.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2023
  • MegaFood's product can be paired with the brand's prenatal DHA and choline supplement if directed by your healthcare provider.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Rockoff paid for the sperm with her American Express and didn’t miss a single one of Basin’s prenatal appointments.
    Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Many discover that prenatal care alone cannot prevent preterm birth.
    Rachel Fleishman, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Coupled with an Aveda salon, the spa takes pride in a wide array of treatments, with some focus on prenatal services for mommies-to-be.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022
  • The patient came in frantic after an exchange at her first prenatal visit.
    Sara Novak, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
  • If selected, they are paired with a doula who can attend two prenatal visits, the birth, and two home visits afterward.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2022
  • For lab companies, the prenatal tests have become a profitable and fast-growing business.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Decades ago, women who did not receive prenatal care often did not get treatment for syphilis, Landers said.
    Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 24 Sep. 2022

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