antenatal

Definition of antenatalnext

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Recent Examples of antenatal The women receive the supplements during their routine antenatal visits to a health care facility. Unicef Usa, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Following the knife attack on Monday, which took place at Hart Space, a community hub used for yoga classes and antenatal workshops, police arrested a 17-year-old male on suspicion of murder. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024 The prohibitive costs of care Wednesdays are antenatal day in Durumi. Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 29 Nov. 2023 The country’s health system had historically been one of the world’s worst, but the maternal death rate had dropped more than 50 percent since 1990, and some level of antenatal care was almost universal. Melinda Gates, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2020 See All Example Sentences for antenatal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antenatal
prenatal
Adjective
  • In 2023, one in five births were to a mother who received inadequate prenatal care, according to the report, with Hispanic and Black mothers facing the highest inequities.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • However, women can support healthy regrowth during the waiting period by eating a balanced diet and continuing prenatal vitamins, says Kapoor.
    Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Antenatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antenatal. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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